Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 590: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when extensification grant payment for 2005 will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [10969/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person declared a forage area of 43.37 hectares on his 2004 area aid application. Following a stocking density calculation, the stocking level was found to be 1.42 livestock units per hectare. In line with the EU regulations governing the livestock premia schemes, this entitled the person to the lower extensification premium rate of €40 per animal.

While the person named submitted a total of 120 animals under the 2004 special beef premium scheme, the number payable reduced to 93.8 animals following the imposition of the quota cut in respect of the overshoot of the 2004 beef quota. This represents the numbers of animals in respect of which payment under the 2004 extensification premium scheme was due.

An advance payment of €3,587.20 issued to the person on 2 June 2005 and a balancing payment of €276.80 issued on 10 October 2005. These two payments represent the full sum due to the person under the 2004 extensification premium scheme.