Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the single payment scheme. [21149/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the Single Payment Scheme on 14 May 2005. This person also applied under the Merger Partnership, Private Contract Clause and Consolidation measures of the Single Payment Scheme.

All of these applications have now been accepted and fully processed to payment stage, and full payment will issue to the person named shortly.

The person named also submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Categories B and D.

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- 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.

A formal letter setting out my Department's decision has issued to the person named and he has been notified that if he is dissatisfied with my Department's decision in relation to the National Reserve he now has the opportunity to appeal this decision to the Independent Payment Appeals Committee. An appeals application form is available from any of my Department's offices or on the Department website at www.agriculture.gov.ie.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 113: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in processing the single farm payment for persons (details supplied) in County Wexford; when payment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21169/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application was submitted in this case to transfer in entitlements by way of Private Contract Clause under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme. The transfer involved the buying and leasing of entitlements. The application has been successfully processed.

An application under the consolidation measure of the Single Payment Scheme was also made. However it was not possible to process this application pending completion of the Private Contract Clause. The consolidation application has now been processed and accepted.

Supplementary payments due on foot of the Private Contract Clause and Consolidation decisions will issue shortly.

Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who has received the single farm payment but this is approximately €2,000 less than they should have received as their four plots have not changed over the past number of years; if their payment can be adjusted and the balance forwarded to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21180/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named has 31.93 entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme. A Single Farm Payment application was received from the person named on 13th May 2005, on which 13.64 eligible hectares were declared. An official from my Department has been in contact with the person named and has clarified that he wishes to declare a land parcel as eligible for payment under the Single Payment Scheme. Due to an obvious error, the land parcel in question, which comprises of 8 hectares, had been declared as "Other" in the Single Payment application of the person named. My Department has now carried out the necessary amendments and a supplementary payment will issue to the person named shortly.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the case of force majeure will be re-examined for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21229/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under the Force Majeure measure on 29/10/2004. Having examined the circumstances and documentation submitted it was deemed that the application did not satisfy the criteria laid down in Article 40 of Council Regulation EC No. 1782/2003, determining Force Majeure/ Exceptional Circumstances. The person named was notified of this decision on 21/02/2005.

An Appeals application was received on 15/04/2005 and was sent to The Single Payment Appeals Committee for consideration. The appeal was disallowed and the Appeals Committee upheld the original decision. The person named was notified on 28/07/2005.

The Department has re-examined this case and based on the information available there is no reason to amend the original decision made.