John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will intervene on a person's behalf (details supplied) and have the penalties waived or reduced on their single payment scheme; if she will make a decision on the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35183/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the disadvantaged areas scheme on 8 June 2005. As the closing date for receipt of applications under this scheme was 16 May 2005, the person named was advised that this application would attract a late penalty of 16%. Under the scheme, an applicant is required to have a minimum stocking level of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare. My Department will shortly contact the person named with a view to establishing what stock he has on the holding in 2005. If the person named has the required stocking density level and is entitled to payment under the scheme, then, given the circumstances surrounding the late lodgment of the application, no penalties will apply on the grounds of force majeure- exceptional circumstances.