David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 779: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a single farm payment will be issued in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14840/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme, the person named submitted both a payment application form and a Transfer of Entitlements form. It subsequently transpired that the person named was not in a position to proceed with the transfer request. An official of my Department has been in direct contact with the person named and it is expected that the payment due in respect of the entitlements held by him will issue shortly.

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 780: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the area aid payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) as all the relevant maps have been furnished; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14862/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that an application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 15th May 2006. As part of the control procedures, the application was randomly selected for a Satellite Inspection. The results of the Satellite Inspection indicated that there was a discrepancy in the area claimed by the applicant. As a result of this discrepancy it was necessary to issue a request for a Ground Eligibility Inspection to be completed.

The Ground Eligibility Inspection was undertaken on the 14th November 2006. During the course of the inspection discrepancies were found with a number of parcels. As a result of these discrepancies the claimed area of 35.65ha was reduced to 25.58ha. The person named was informed of these findings on the 6th December 2006. Under EU regulations, if the total number of eligible hectares found on inspection is not sufficient to support the number of entitlements held a penalty is applied as set out in the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. In this case the number of entitlements held by the person named is 55.8. As the difference between the area declared and the area found is more than 20%, under EU Regulations, no payment will issue.

The person named requested a review of this decision. The review is currently being considered and a decision will be communicated to the applicant as soon as possible. He also has the right to appeal the outcome of this review. The person named also made application under the Consolidation measure of the 2006 Single Payment Scheme. This application will be fully reviewed on completion of the review of the decision outlined above.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 781: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be approved for the farm waste management grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14885/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The application is currently being processed and a decision in relation to grant-aid will be made shortly.

Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 782: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in the payment of a single farm payment following the transfer of entitlements on an application made in April 2006 in respect of a person (details supplied) in Cork south west; and if payment will be arranged without further delay. [14903/07]

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 and a third party was submitted on the 24th April 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 in respect of 13.57 transferred entitlements will issue shortly.