Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a single farm payment in which all documentation has now been finalised, and which the applicant was assured would be paid on the week of 4 December 2006, has not been paid to this person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the steps which will now be taken to ensure that the Cavan office of her Department is notified that same can now be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43571/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Areas Scheme on 4 May 2006. Following processing of the application issues arose regarding the registration of the herd, which had been amended to include the spouse's name and this has caused the delay in making payment. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named so that an early resolution can be found to this case.

Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 331: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress to date on the appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for an allocation of payment entitlements from the 2005 single payment scheme national reserve. [43580/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category C.

Category C caters for farmers who sold their milk quota into the Milk Quota Restructuring Scheme and converted their enterprise to a farming sector for which a direct payment under Livestock Premia and/or Arable Aid Schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000 to 2002.

The person named did not convert to a farming sector for which a direct payment under the Livestock and/or Arable Aid Schemes would have been payable in respect of the years 2000 to 2002 and therefore did not satisfy the criteria for an allocation of entitlements under Category C.

The person named submitted an appeal against this decision. This appeal was forwarded to the Independent Single Payments Appeals Committee who have completed their review and disallowed the Appeal. A letter outlining the decision of the Committee has issued to the person named.

Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 332: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when will the single premium payment for 2006 be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [43582/06]

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 from the person named was submitted on the 13th April 2006.

This application has now been fully processed and payment in respect of 3.4 entitlements transferred by way of gift will issue shortly.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 333: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their suckler cow premium scheme payment for 2001, their slaughter premium for 2002 and their special beef premium scheme payment for 2003. [43634/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The records of the animals from the herd number of the person named submitted under the 2001 Suckler Cow Premium Scheme, the 2002 Slaughter Premium Scheme and the 2003 Special Beef Premium Scheme, are being examined with a view to identifying those that may be eligible for payment. Eligibility under these Schemes required, inter alia, that the animals concerned comply with the relevant identification and registration requirements. The person named will be notified in due course, as to what payment, if any, will be due in respect of the Schemes in question.