Joe Walsh (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the balance of a single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [2605/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the provisions of the relevant EU regulations governing the single payment scheme, in order to draw down his or her full single payment, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. This requirement was set out clearly in the documentation supplied to farmers on a number of occasions.

While the person named established 17.58 entitlements, the single payment scheme application form received on 6 May 2005 declared 14.47 eligible hectares. Payment under the scheme, which amounted to €5,140.37, was based on the 14.47 hectares declared and issued on 1 December 2005.

If the person named declares sufficient land on her 2006 single payment scheme application, she will be in a position to claim full entitlements.

Joe Walsh (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the balance of a single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [2606/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the provisions of the relevant EU regulations governing the single payment scheme, in order to draw down his or her full single payment, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. This requirement was set out clearly in the documentation supplied to farmers on a number of occasions.

While the person named established 6.86 entitlements, the single payment scheme application form received on 13 May 2005 declared. 3.73 eligible hectares. Payment under the scheme, which amounted to €1,424.38, was based on the 3.73 hectares declared and issued on 1 December 2005.

If the person named declares sufficient land on his 2006 single payment scheme application, he will be in a position to claim full entitlements.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to be considered as a [i]force majeure[/i] case has been approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2607/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the force majeure or exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment scheme was submitted by the person named. Having examined the application my Department informed the person named on 16 January 2006 that his application was successful and the years 2000-02 would be excluded and his entitlements would be based on the 1997-99 reference period. The application is now fully processed and it is expected that payment will issue shortly to the person named.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2608/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The herdowner applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 single payment scheme. His application has been processed and payment under the single payment scheme will issue shortly.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a payment under the single payment scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2609/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The application under the 2005 single payment scheme for the person named has been fully processed and payment amounting to €6,757.30 issued on 24 January 2006.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 110: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a payment under the single payment scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2610/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The application under the 2005 single payment scheme for the person named has now been fully processed and payment will issue shortly.