Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 417: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay in issuing payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8986/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the single payment scheme payment amounting to €9,983.53 issued on 22 December 2005 based on the 26.44 existing entitlements held by the applicant. The person named submitted a new entrant and inheritance application for the transfer of additional entitlements under the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application, the person named was notified that both applications were successful and that the inheritance measure was more financially beneficial. Arrangements have been made to issue the additional amount of the single payment shortly.

Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 418: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay in issuing payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8987/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has no record of receiving a 2005 single payment application from the person named.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 419: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the moneys that have been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the single payment scheme; if there are outstanding moneys due to them in view of the fact that they believe that their single payment should be substantially more. [9064/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of force majeure exceptional circumstances and consolidation measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of the force majeure exceptional circumstances application, the person named was notified that his circumstances did not fulfil the force majeure criteria laid down in Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 as production was not affected during one or more of the three reference years 2000, 2001, 2002. Subsequently, a provisional statement of entitlements issued to the person named and he was advised if he was dissatisfied with same to request a review. No such request was received by my Department.

The herd owner also applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 single payment consolidation measure. This application has been processed and full payment in respect of 82.02 entitlements amounting to €34,121.44 issued to the person named on 1 December 2005. Therefore, the person named is deemed to have been paid in full.