John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1152: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the offset of money against other payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28169/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named was requested to submit evidence that he was compliant with the terms and conditions of the 1994 Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming. As this evidence was not furnished my Department was obliged to impose a penalty on him.

On 8 July 2005 the person named was advised of this decision and told that the penalty would be recouped from other Departmental payments due to him if no payment or payment proposal was received from him. He was also informed that he could pursue the matter with the Agriculture Appeals Office within three months. The Agriculture Appeals Office received notification that the person named intended to submit an appeal but despite numerous requests by them no grounds of appeal were ever forwarded.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 1153: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 5 July 2006, the amount claimed by each local authority and the amount granted by her Department in each case for each year since 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28216/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department issues payments as outlined in Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 5 July 2006, to Local Authorities following receipt of requests for reimbursement of expenses from them and following assessment of documentation submitted.

My Department does not keep data in a format that records the total amount claimed. From time to time elements of some claims may be disallowed for a variety of reasons. However these amounts would not be significant and so the amounts paid will closely reflect the amounts claimed.

Details of funding provided by my Department to Local Authorities from 1 January 2002 to 30 June 2006 are listed as follows.