Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 290: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive the farm waste management grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16879/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The applicant's claim for payment is currently being examined within my Department and payment will issue if it is found that all the terms and conditions of the Scheme have been complied with.

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a single farm payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16884/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named had established 11.36 Standard Entitlements with a total net value of €4,221.72 under the Single Payment Scheme. One of the conditions of this Scheme required each applicant to submit a 2005 Single Payment application. The person named did not submit an application under the 2005 Scheme. My Department notified the person named by registered post in February 2006 that as he had not submitted an application in 2005, the entitlements allocated to him were reverting to the National Reserve. The person named then applied, with accompanying medical evidence, for acceptance of a late application on the grounds of force majeure/exceptional circumstances.

My Department is currently examining this application and the person named will be informed of the decision in his case as soon as possible.

Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 292: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork following the submission of documentation in support of their request to have a 100 per cent penalty removed. [16886/06]

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. During processing of the application a query was raised in relation to the area of one of the parcels declared by the applicant on his application form. My Department entered into correspondence with the applicant and this matter has now been resolved. Payment will issue shortly.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the single farm payment application for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; the reason for the delay on the application; the outstanding issues on the application; when payment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16887/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named applied for the transfer of entitlements by way of inheritance under the Single Payment Scheme. Following processing of his application it was established that his mother was the beneficiary of his late father's estate, and she had subsequently passed the holding to the person named by way of lease. An official from my Department has contacted the beneficiary and outlined the position to her.

Arrangements are being made to process the inheritance application to the beneficiary, and transfer the entitlements to the person named by way of Private Contract Clause for the duration of the lease agreement. Once these transactions are successfully processed, any payment due will be made as soon as possible.