Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if all payments made under every scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be scheduled for 2004 and 2005; and the date of payment and the amount. [35579/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2004 suckler cow premium scheme in respect of three animals was received from the person named on 12 January 2004. The advance payment of €403.47 issued on 18 October 2004 and the balancing payment of €268.98 issued on 31 March 2005. One animal was submitted for slaughter premium in 2004. The advance payment of €48.00 issued on 1 December 2004 while balancing payments of €30.40 and €11.19 issued on 4 April 2005 and 7 April 2005, respectively. An amount of €240 in respect of the extensification scheme 2004 for three suckler cows issued on 26 May 2005.

Under the 2004 disadvantaged areas scheme, payment of €1,010.72 issued to the person named on 13 October 2004. Under the 2005 disadvantaged areas scheme, payment of €1,033.58 issued to the person named on 23 September 2005. However, the person named subsequently contacted my Department to state that this cheque had not been received. The person named then completed a form of declaration and the original cheque was cancelled. A replacement cheque has been processed and will issue in the next few days.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 465: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a decision has been made on the application for entitlements for the national reserve for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35583/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payment national reserve under category B, which caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and-or arable aid schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000 to 2002. More than 23,000 applications for an allocation of entitlements from the national reserve were received when account is taken of farmers who applied under more than one category. Processing of these applications is continuing and the intention is to make allocations to successful applicants early in 2006. The Department will be in touch with individual applicants as soon as their applications are fully processed.

John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 466: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will reconsider the decision taken in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who applied to her Department for grant aid but was refused; if, in view of the circumstances of the case she will reverse the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35651/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned was refused a grant under the farm waste management scheme, as the item concerned was purchased prior to the lodgment of his application for aid. It is a strict condition of the scheme that aid will not be given for equipment purchased before written approval has been conveyed to the farmer. As my Department's decision has been upheld by the agriculture appeals office, I regret I am not in a position to make a payment in this case.