Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 434: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in the issue of payment under the single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when payment will issue to them. [3526/07]

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 3rd November 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for receipt of completed applications to transfer entitlements was the 16th May 2006.

During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official of my Department to seek clarification on certain matters relating to the application.

Upon receipt of the requested information my Department will process the application and will correspond directly with the person named.

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will intervene on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo as an error was made by the lessee, without identification; if her Department will correct its files and revert to the original parcel size which is the correct figure on which the holding was mapped; if this person's entitlements will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3528/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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While the person named established entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme, no payment is due to the person named, as the person named has applied to transfer these entitlements to another farmer in respect of the 2006 Scheme Year.

During processing of the transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to seek clarification on certain matters relating to the application. The requested information was received and the application is now fully processed.

Payment in respect of the 7.46 entitlements, transferred by way of lease, will issue shortly to the lessee.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 436: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive their 2005 and 2006 single farm payments; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3601/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named obtained an administrative herd number in November 2006. He then applied to transfer out his Single Payment Entitlements for 2005 by Private Contract Clause under a lease agreement. His application was successful and payment for 2005 will issue shortly to the recipient of the leased entitlements.

An application was also received for the Transfer of Entitlements from the person named under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme on the 13th November 2006.

Following payment of the 2005 Single Payment entitlements, the Transfer section will be in a position to process the 2006 transfer element.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive notification of their national reserve application; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3602/07]

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. While the person named sold his milk quota into a re-structuring scheme in 2002 he was not deemed to have converted his dairying enterprise to a sector for which direct payment would have been payable during the reference period.

A letter outlining my Department's decision was issued in April 2006. My Department will now again write to the person named setting out the reasons for the decision.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to correspondence (details supplied) if she will provide a hardship grant to support the person in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3604/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned became eligible for payment from 21 January 2007. Hardship Grant payments are issued on a monthly basis and the payment will be processed after the 20 February 2007. Payments will continue to issue until 30 April 2007 when the scheme ends or until the herd is de-restricted, whichever is the earlier, subject to continued compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Scheme.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary for 2005 and 2006 under the single farm payment scheme. [3605/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named applied to transfer entitlements under the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. The application was successful and payment under both the 2005 and 2006 Single Payment Scheme will issue to the person named shortly.