Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be granted their area aid entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37292/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Payments under the 2005 single payment scheme are scheduled to commence on 1 December 2005 and a payment amounting to €8,664.06 under this scheme will be issued by my Department to the person named on that date.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be granted their area aid entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37293/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Payments under the 2005 single payment scheme are scheduled to commence on 1 December 2005 and a payment amounting to €7,101.58 under this scheme will be issued by my Department to the person named on that date.

Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the compensation available for beet suppliers who supplied to a company (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37311/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Following the closure of its Carlow sugar plant last March, Irish Sugar Limited made arrangements to have the full Irish sugar quota processed at its Mallow plant. Accordingly, beet growers who formerly supplied the Carlow plant are now sending their beet to Mallow.

Under the reformed EU sugar regime agreed by the Council of Agriculture Ministers last week, all beet producers will receive compensation at the rate of up to 64% for the reduction in the minimum beet price. This compensation will be incorporated in the single farm payment. In the event that sugar production ceases in Ireland, beet growers will also be able to avail of a special once-off payment and they will also be taken into account in the distribution of the restructuring fund. The sugar reform package will be formally adopted by the Council of Ministers early next year and the Commission will then come forward with detailed implementation rules.