Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 570: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a supplementary payment in respect of their extensification for 2005. [10412/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named received payment in respect of extensification premium at the low rate of €40 per animal applied on based on a stocking density level of 1.402 livestock units per hectare. However, following recalculation of his stocking density, it was reduced to less than 1.4 livestock units per hectare. This recalculation arose due to the withdrawal of ewe premium, which meant that the applicant was entitled to the extensification premium higher rate of €80 per animal. A payment of €120 issued on 26 May 2005 in respect of the three suckler cows applied on. An additional payment of €120 also issued on 8 July 2005 in respect of the difference between the low and the high rate of extensification premium.

A total of 35 animals were applied for under the 2004 special beef premium scheme. However, following the imposition of the quota cut in respect of the overshoot of the 2004 beef quota, the number payable was adjusted to 27.9 animals. A payment of €1,055.60 issued to the person named on 26 May 2005. A further payment amounting to €1,176.40 in respect of the difference between the low and high rate of extensification premium for the 27.9 special beef premium animals will issue shortly. The person named is also due €88.00 in respect of the national envelope in respect of 21 second age special beef premium animals, which will be paid shortly.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 571: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not yet received the single farm payment. [10413/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme on 12 January 2006. The application of the person named was successful and payment will issue shortly.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 572: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo did not receive the dairy premium. [10432/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2005.

An initial payment of €4,416.56 issued to the person named on 1 December 2005 and a further payment will be issued shortly in respect of the dairy premium, as the application has now been fully processed.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 573: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the single payment national reserve scheme. [10434/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under categories A, B and D.

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 2000-2002.

Category B caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and-or arable aid schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000 to 2002. Investments can include purchase or long term lease of land, purchase of suckler and-or ewe quota or other investments.

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. It should be noted however that the rules governing the single payment scheme stipulate that an applicant who is found to be eligible under more than one category in the reserve may only receive an allocation of entitlements under whichever category is most beneficial to him.

The position is that 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.

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.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 574: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment under the single payment scheme will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10451/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application, he was notified that the entitlements were transferred to him. Payment in respect of his single payment amounting to €256.58 issued on 1 December 2005 and a supplementary payment amounting to €1,280.78 was issued to the applicant on 2 February 2006.