Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 187: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason for delays in payment of a grant to a group (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25441/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme of Grants for Locally-Based Community and Voluntary Organisations is funded by my Department and operates throughout the country, supporting the activities of local voluntary and community groups who are addressing disadvantage in their community.

The 2005 Programme made funds available to community and voluntary groups for small scale refurbishment of premises, for the purchase of essential equipment, including I.T. equipment, and for education, training and research. The maximum grant for refurbishment was €40,000; for equipment was €10,000; and for training, education and research was also €10,000.

The group in question made an application under the 2005 Scheme and were approved for funding in the sum of €47,818.38 for Refurbishment and Equipment and in the sum of €6,000 for Education and Training, subject to the group accounting for the previous funding they received in 2003. I am informed that Pobal, who administer the Scheme on behalf of my Department, are in the process of reviewing documentation received from this group and, subject to the satisfactory completion of this process, payment will issue to the group

Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 9 May 2006, if officials from her Department have contacted a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the outcome of same; if a review of entitlements is underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25408/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 9 May 2006 an official of my Department on 10 May 2006 contacted the person named. The person named was informed that no request for a review of his entitlements had been received in my Department. To date, this position remains unchanged. If the person now submits a written application for review to my Department, his case will be examined.

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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This application was received in my Department on 23rd May 2006 and is being processed. Once processed, payment will issue within the timeframes agreed for the Scheme.

Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make a statement in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and when her Department will make the transfer. [25410/06]

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. Under the EU regulations, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement in order to draw down the full Single Payment. The person named had established 27.76 entitlements, to which a further 18.93 entitlements were added following the acceptance of his Private Contract Clause application. However, the person named only declared 27.89 hectares on his 2005 Single Payment application. Payment, which issued in December 2005, was in respect of 27.89 entitlements. As the 27.76 entitlements established by the person named were of a greater value than those added by Private Contract Clause, his payment was based on these 27.76 entitlements plus 0.13 of his Private Contract Clause entitlements. The person named should be aware that any payment entitlements which have not been used for a period of three years shall be allocated to the National Reserve.