Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 774: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in the issue of payment to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the single farm payment scheme for 2006; and when payment will issue. [14763/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 April 2006. Under EU Regulations, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare for each Single Payment entitlement held in order to benefit from the full Single Payment. This requirement was set out clearly in documentation provided to farmers on a number of occasions since 2004. In relation to the claim of the person named to commonage lands at Glenary, there is an over-claim involving the applicant and various other parties. As grazing rights on Glenary were the subject of a Land Commission Vesting Order, claimants must have the legal right to claim their grazing share.

My Department's officials met the person named together with all the other parties also claiming grazing rights on Glenary with a view to finding a satisfactory agreement. As no agreement was forth coming, and as the Minister has no jurisdiction on title to lands, these lands are still over-claimed by the applicants. Therefore, the application of the person named remains in error and my Department is not in a position to progress this case any further as matters stand.

An application under the 2006 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was also received on 10 April 2006. My Department is not in a position to progress this application any further for the reasons outlined above.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 775: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in the issue of payment to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the single payment scheme for 2006; and when payment will issue. [14764/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 April 2006. Under EU Regulations, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare for each Single Payment entitlement held in order to benefit from the full Single Payment. This requirement was set out clearly in documentation provided to farmers on a number of occasions since 2004. In relation to the claim of the person named to commonage lands at Glenary, there is an over-claim involving the applicant and various other parties. As grazing rights on Glenary were the subject of a Land Commission Vesting Order, claimants must have the legal right to claim their grazing share.

My Department's officials met the person named together with all the other parties also claiming grazing rights on Glenary with a view to finding a satisfactory agreement. As no agreement was forth coming, and as the Minister has no jurisdiction on title to lands, these lands are still over-claimed by the applicants. Therefore, the application of the person named remains in error and my Department is not in a position to progress this case any further as matters stand.

An application under the 2006 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was also received on 10 April 2006. My Department is not in a position to progress this application any further for the reasons outlined above.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 776: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive an allocation under the single farm payment national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14792/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2006 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category A. Category A caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May, 2005 and who had leased out his/her holding to a third party during the reference period 2000 to 2002.

The person named has submitted documentation in support of his application and my Department has requested further documentation with regard to the leased lands. My Department is still awaiting this documentation and when it is received this case will be processed further.