John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 937: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment under the single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford. [40198/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 14 May 2005. Payment amounting to €43,729.77 in respect of the single payment scheme issued to the person named on 16 December 2005.

Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 938: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in regard to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who has been informed that they will not receive the full amount of the single payment scheme; if, in view of the circumstances the full payment can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40228/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2005. One land parcel was included on the application, which was processed by my Department and paid on 1 December 2005. The person named then contacted my Department to indicate that another land parcel had been omitted from his application. In accordance with the EU legislation governing the implementation of the single payment scheme, the person named was informed that the closing date for adding parcels to his application was 10 June 2005 and that no parcels could be added after that date.

The person named appealed this decision to the single payment section, and his appeal was rejected. However, my Department is now aware that additional evidence has been forwarded for consideration. On receipt of this evidence, the case will be reviewed and the person named will be informed of the outcome of the review.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 939: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare was deducted a sum of money from their single payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40259/05]

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 963: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an application for single farm payments entitlements for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1262/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Parliamentary Questions Nos. 939 and 963 together.

The person named established 49.45 entitlements under the single payment scheme. The person named declared a total of 32.03 eligible hectares and 17.70 forestry hectares in his 2005 single payment application. Under EU legislation, in order to draw down the full single payment an applicant must declare an eligible hectare in respect of each entitlement. This requirement was set out clearly in the documentation supplied to farmers on a number of occasions. Therefore, payment of €2,456.94 issued to the applicant based on 32.03 eligible forage hectares declared on the 2005 single payment application form.

All applicants who did not receive the full single payment due to their failure to submit an application for consolidation of their entitlements were requested to submit a letter outlining their particular circumstances. My Department intends to begin examining all such cases in the near future.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 940: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payments will be made under the single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40305/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 27 April 2005. The application has been fully processed and payment has issued in respect of the single payment scheme to the person named.