Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 488: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a dairy premium will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay in issuing payment. [5515/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named applied for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application he was notified that he was successful. An initial payment issued to him on 16 December 2005. A further payment in respect of the decoupled dairy premium will issue to the person named shortly.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 489: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding an application for the single payment scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5516/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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No single payment has been established for the person named as he was not farming and in receipt of direct payments during the 2000-02 reference period.

The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category D. Category D caters for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but who received no direct payments in respect of that scheme year.

Over 23,000 applications for an allocation of entitlements from the national reserve were received when account is taken of farmers who applied under more than one category. Processing of these applications is continuing and the intention is to make allocations to successful applicants at the earliest opportunity. The Department will be in touch with individual applicants as soon as their applications are fully processed when formal letters setting out the Department's decision will be issued.

Joe Walsh (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 490: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if payment of the single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5786/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 10 May 2005. The herd owner also applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 single payment scheme. Following examination of the consolidation application, it was noted that the number of eligible hectares declared by the person named on his 2005 single payment application is greater than the number of entitlements established by him in the reference years. Therefore, there is no requirement for the person named to consolidate his entitlements.

The person named also applied for consideration in respect of the inheritance-new entrant and the private contract clause measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his applications he was advised that both the new entrant measure excluding the year 2000 from the calculation of his single payment and the private contract clause applications were successful. Payment was issued to the person named reflecting his amended single payment on 10 February 2006.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 491: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the result of an appeal of the sheep premium by a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [5811/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2004 ewe premium scheme, in respect of 608 ewes, was received from the person named on 24 December 2003. During an on-farm inspection on 3 March 2004, a total of 482 animals were presented, of which 75 were grazing on lands which were not part of the declared lands in the application form of the person named, as required under the EU regulations governing the scheme, leaving a shortfall of 126 animals. The person named was advised that as this represented a shortfall of 26%, under the EU regulations governing the scheme, no payment was due in respect of the scheme year in question.

The person named appealed this decision to the agriculture appeals office and, following an oral hearing held on 24 November 2004, it was found that the decision of the Department to refuse payment in the 2004 EU ewe premium scheme application was appropriate. The person named was notified of this outcome in writing on 3 December 2004.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 492: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive the remainder of their single payment entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5813/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted applications for consideration in respect of the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his applications he was notified that his new entrant application could not be accepted as he had farmed during all three of the 2000-02 reference years. He was notified that his inheritance application was successful and payment in respect of the transferred entitlements will issue shortly.