John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the single payment; if she will ensure that all outstanding issues are resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3485/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 11 May 2005. He also applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the consolidation measure of the scheme. This application has been fully processed and payment amounting to €13,611.98 will issue shortly.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive the single farm payment. [3513/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the herd owner on 6 May 2005. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named and has advised her that further documentation requires to be completed to allow the transfer of entitlements under the single payment scheme to take place. Upon receipt of the duly completed documentation, the transfer will be processed immediately, thereby allowing processing of the application under the single payment scheme.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 289: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their single payment; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that they leased ten acres of land some years ago to their brother which has now reverted to them and for the three reference years; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that this person is the full registered owner of all the land and as such is entitled to the single payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3532/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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As the herd number in question was in the joint names of the person named and his brother during the reference years, a duly completed application form is required to allow the transfer of the entitlements established to the person named. An official of my Department has been in direct contact with the person named in this regard and the application will be processed on receipt of the required form.

The person named applied to have entitlements consolidated under the single payment scheme. This application will be processed as soon as the transfer of entitlements is completed.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 290: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the single payment has not been awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason the single payment is so low; if there is enough land owned by the herdowners to have the full entitlement paid on the land in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3534/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The first person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 12 May 2005 and also applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the scheme. The provisions governing the consolidation of entitlements provide that an applicant must declare a number of eligible hectares at least equalling 50% of the number of entitlements granted to him or her.

The first person named declared a total forage area of 13.83 hectares on the 2005 single payment application. Included in the declared area was a parcel of land that was also claimed by another herd owner. Both applicants were contacted by my Department and as the first person named did not have entitlement to the parcel of land in question, a penalty was incurred. As a result of the application of this penalty, the 2005 single payment application was processed fully using the penalised forage area of 10.83 hectares.

Having processed the application for consolidation of entitlements, the person first named was notified by my Department that his application was unsuccessful as the eligible hectares declared on his 2005 single payment application were less than 50% of his entitlements. He may re-apply for consolidation of entitlements under the 2006 single payment scheme, providing he is eligible under the terms and conditions governing the consolidation measure of the scheme.

Payment in respect of 10.83 single payment entitlements amounting to €2,184.75 issued to the first person named on 29 December 2005.