Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a decision will be made on an inheritance application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for entitlements under the single farm payment scheme. [8297/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application requesting consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. The application of the person named was successful and payment will issue shortly.

Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the difficulty with respect to an application for the single farm payment for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8306/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for the single farm payment was received from the person named on 14 May 2005. A land parcel claimed by the applicant was the subject of a dual claim and both persons, who claimed that parcel, were contacted by my Department. This matter was resolved in favour of the applicant. A single farm payment amounting to €2,042.18 will issue to this herd owner shortly.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 172: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding an application for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford for the single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8384/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has no record of receiving an application for the 2005 single payment scheme from the person named. The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category A. Category A caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May 2005 and who had leased out his or her holding to a third party during the reference period 2000 to 2002.

The position is that more than 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.

My Department will be in touch with individual applicants as soon as their applications are fully processed. Formal letters setting out my Department's decision will be issued.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a decision will be made on an application for single payment entitlements from the national reserve in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8443/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has no record of receipt of an application form for the national reserve measure of the single payment scheme from the person named.