David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a single farm payment is to be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if so, if she will make arrangements for this to be granted as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4743/07]

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 25th April 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. The requested information was received on the 8th February 2007. The application is now fully processed and payment in respect of 8.07 standard entitlements will issue shortly.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their single farm payment for 2006. [4761/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 6th December 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 request specific documentation relating to the application. Upon receipt of the requested information, my Department will process the application and will correspond directly with the person named.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 488: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the remaining single farm payment for 2006 will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4762/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application under Category C of the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve which 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 was deemed successful under this category and was allocated a top-up from the National Reserve.

Successful applicants under Category C of the 2005 National Reserve are eligible for a top-up from the 2006 National Reserve to reflect the increased value of the Dairy Premium in 2006. My Department has automatically applied this top-up. The relevant payment due will issue shortly to the person named.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 489: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their single farm payment for 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4770/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named established 169.52 entitlements during the reference period. In 2005, he applied for and was accepted under the Consolidation measure of the Single Payment Scheme and his entitlements were consolidated to 108.17 National Reserve Entitlements. Under the provisions of the EU Regulations, consolidated entitlements are granted from the National Reserve. If National Reserve entitlements are not claimed each year for a 5-year period, the non-claimed entitlements are surrendered to the National Reserve.

As a result of a shortfall in land that could not be accounted for under the measures applicable to Consolidation, the applicant accepted the loss of 10.12 Entitlements to the National Reserve. The 2006 Single Payment due will issue to the person named within the coming week.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 490: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive their full 2006 single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4771/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application on 15 May, 2006 under the consolidation measure of the Single Payment Scheme. This application has been processed and is eligible for consolidation. However, only 27.35 hectares of the total shortfall of 41.71 hectares can be accounted for as the land farmed during the reference period is now no longer available due to an expired rental agreement. A letter issued to the person named on 8 February, 2007 explaining the position and requesting him to confirm whether or not he wishes to proceed with his consolidation application.

This confirmation is necessary because if the consolidation application is accepted, 14.36 of consolidated entitlements in respect of the shortfall in the number of hectares declared on the 2006 Single Payment application will immediately revert permanently to the National Reserve. Under the provisions of the EU Regulations, consolidated entitlements are granted from the National Reserve. If National Reserve entitlements are not claimed each year for a 5-year period, the non-claimed entitlements are surrendered to the National Reserve.

The Single Payment will issue to the person named when the completed form, confirming how he wishes to proceed, is returned to my Department.