John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the single payment will be reviewed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3792/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under EU legislation, 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 had established 73.50 entitlements during the reference period, the application received from the person named on 5 May 2005 declared a total of 62.44 eligible hectares. Therefore, the payment, which issued to the person named on 1 December 2005, represented the full sum due, based on the application lodged. If the person named declares sufficient land on his 2006 single payment application, he will be in a position to claim full entitlements.