Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 322: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when entitlements under the single farm payment scheme will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [43461/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the persons named was submitted on the 10th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official from my Department to make contact with a third party in relation to the transfer and request further documentation. Upon receipt of this documentation, my Department will process the application and will correspond directly with the persons named. A separate application was also submitted to transfer entitlements under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme to the persons named on the 11th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to make direct contact with the persons named and request outstanding documentation. Upon receipt of this documentation, my Department will process the application and will correspond directly with the persons named. A further application was also submitted to transfer entitlements under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme to the persons named on the 2nd October 2006. This application was accepted even though the closing date for receipt of completed applications to transfer entitlements was the 16th May 2006. This application has now been fully processed and payment in respect of 46.10 national reserve entitlements transferred by way of gift will issue shortly. The person named was paid €1,369.45 in respect of Disadvantaged Areas Scheme 2006 on 22 September 2006.