Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 408: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications received for assistance under the force majeure heading; the number that have been granted, refused or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24989/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that a total of 17,597 applications were received for consideration under the Force Majeure/Exceptional Circumstances measure of the Single Payment Scheme. The number of successful applications under this measure is 4,417. The number of applications, which were deemed unsuccessful, is 13,111.

Processing of the remaining 69 applications is continuing and formal letters setting out my Department's decision will be issued to applicants in the coming weeks.