Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding given to a group (details supplied) in County Dublin in the past 12 months; and if it is intended to continue with this funding. [28043/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The group concerned was approved for a grant from dormant accounts in October 2004 for the specific purpose of providing a wheelchair accessible vehicle for use by members of the group. In this regard, the group received the full grant of €21,075 during 2005 to purchase the vehicle.

Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the manner in which single payment entitlements are calculated; and if she will review her decision in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork where an outbreak of BSE in one of the reference years appears to be adversely affecting the level of single payment. [27237/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme are calculated using the average number of animals (hectares in the case of Arable Aid Schemes) on which payment was made in the 2000 to 2002 reference years, multiplied by the 2002 payment rate.

The person named submitted an application on 29 October 2004 for consideration of his circumstances under the 2nd tranche of the Force Majeure/Exceptional Circumstances measure of the Single Payment Scheme. The person named was subsequently advised that his application was deemed unsuccessful on the grounds that the circumstances outlined did not fulfil the force majeure criteria laid down in Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.

The person named has recently submitted an application to appeal this decision to the Single Payment Appeals Committee. A formal letter detailing the outcome of the Committee's deliberation will issue to the person named within the coming weeks.