Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the single payment scheme. [2974/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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One of the persons named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 14 May 2005. He also included an application to consolidate his entitlements under the consolidation measure of the scheme. Following an initial examination of the consolidation application, it was noted that the person named declared 0.6 hectares for growing potatoes and/or fruit-vegetables on his 2005 single payment application. In accordance with Article 51 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003, lands used for the production of potatoes and/or fruit-vegetables declared by applicants under the single payment scheme are not eligible to benefit from payment. My Department issued a letter to the person named on 27 January 2006 outlining this position and requesting that he indicate whether he wished to proceed or withdraw his consolidation application. Upon receipt of a reply from the person named, my Department will be in a position to complete processing of his application and arrange for payment to issue.

Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 436: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the single farm payment grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2785/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 16 May 2005. The herdowner also applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 scheme consolidation measure. This application has been processed and payment amounting to €8,844.68 in respect of the scheme issued to the person named on 27 January 2006.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their special beef premium and slaughter premium for 2004; and if their full single farm payment has issued. [2792/06]

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 has issued. Payment in full under both the 2004 slaughter premium scheme and the 2004 special beef premium scheme have also issued to the person named. However, I have arranged for an official of my Department to contact the person named directly to clarify matters as regards these payments.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has not received the full single farm payment; when remainder of the payment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2802/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 12 May 2005. While the person named established 38.42 entitlements, the single payment scheme application form declared a total of 24.58 forage hectares. Payment amounting to €6,788.70 in respect of the scheme issued on 20 December 2005 based on the declared forage area of 24.58 hectares included on her application form. The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the scheme. Following processing of this application the person named was notified that her inheritance application was successful, and the number of entitlements transferred to her was based on the number of hectares inherited. However, as the predecessor of the person named established entitlements partly on owned and leased lands, the total single payment transferred should have been divided by the number of hectares to establish the number of entitlements transferred. The amended position established by my Department is that the person named holds 24.58 entitlements with a gross single payment value of €11,275.12. Arrangements have been made to issue a supplementary payment reflecting the amended position to the person named shortly.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be granted their area aid and single payment due in October 2005 and 1 December 2005 and promised payment at an early date through written answer on 15 December 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2824/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the disadvantaged areas scheme-single payment scheme, which declared 47.05 hectares, was received from the person named on 15 May 2005. The person named had established 38.93 entitlements, each with a unit value of €62.66, during the reference period. As part of the control procedures under relevant EU legislation, the application was randomly selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility inspection. Following this successful inspection, the application of the person named is being further processed with a view to immediate payment in full under both the disadvantaged areas and the single payment schemes.

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 440: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the full single farm payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2825/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2005. Payment issued to the person named on 13 January 2006.