Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 851: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify as a [i]force majeure[/i] case for entitlement to the single payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24513/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application on 28 October 2004 for consideration of his circumstances under the second tranche of the force majeure-exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment scheme. The single payment unit informed him that the circumstances outlined did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003. He was advised that he could appeal this decision to the single payment appeals committee who would carry out a full review of the circumstances outlined but did not do so.

However, the person named was further advised that he could apply under the new entrant-inheritance measure of the scheme and the appropriate application form was furnished to him. The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Following processing of this application he was notified that his application was successful. The amended position reflecting the transfer of his inherited entitlements was issued to him in May 2005.