Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 497: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not receive entitlements or the single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6552/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The single payment scheme is applicable to farmers who actively farmed during one or more of the three reference years 2000 to 2002, inclusive, and who received livestock premia and/or arable aid payments in one or more of those years. As the person named did not benefit under any of the premia and arable aid schemes, entitlements were not established under the single payment scheme.

The person named submitted an application on 8 April 2004 for consideration of his circumstances under the force majeure or exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment scheme. Having assessed the application, the single payment entitlements unit informed the person named that his application could not be accepted as the circumstances outlined did not fulfil the force majeure criteria laid down in Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 498: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a disadvantaged area payment for 2002 (details supplied) will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6564/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The 2002 area aid application was made in the name of a person other than the person named and payment under the 2002 disadvantaged areas scheme issued in full on 23 September 2002. As the person who made the 2001 area aid application is since deceased, an outstanding supplementary payment under the 2001 disadvantaged areas scheme will be processed on receipt of copy grant of probate.

Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 499: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will ensure that this person is awarded all moneys due to them; if she will provide details of moneys to be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6569/06]

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. While the person named had established 39.38 entitlements during the reference period, the application received from him on 16 May 2005 declared a total of 28.40 eligible hectares. The payment, which issued to the person named on 1 December 2005, therefore, 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.

Payment under the disadvantaged area scheme issued in full —€2,524.19 — to the person named on 5 October 2005. I have arranged for an official of my Department to make direct contact with the person named regarding the disease restriction placed on his herd. Should it be confirmed that additional payments are due under the 2004 livestock premia schemes, arrangements will be made to issue these immediately.