Tom McEllistrim (Kerry North, Fianna Fail)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has not been granted their single farm payment, despite being assured several times in 2006 that it would be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11656/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 3rd January 2007. The application was accepted even though the closing date for completed applications to transfer entitlements was the 16th May 2006.

During processing of the application it was necessary for an official of my Department to request specific documentation relating to the application. The requested documentation was received and the application is now fully processed.

Payment of €9881.25 in respect of 22.27 transferred entitlements issued to the person named on the 23rd March 2007.