Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 641: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the appeal in relation to the refusal of an application under the decommissioning scheme will be heard in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19711/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The appeal in question has been heard and notification has been sent to the applicant. The Department is considering the outcome with regard to issues arising, including from a legal perspective and will notify the applicant of any implications as early as possible.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 642: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded the single farm entitlements due to them from 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19712/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that the person named applied to transfer single payment entitlements by sale on 5th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was found that the entitlements concerned were not yet registered in the name of the person named. It was necessary for the person named to apply to have the entitlements in question transferred to him by inheritance and that application was not received until 17th March 2007. Following examination of this application an official of my Department made direct contact with the person named requesting further information and clarification on aspects of both applications. The requested information was received and both applications were fully processed.

The person named was paid in respect of a portion of the inherited entitlements on the 27th July 2007, while the remaining entitlements were transferred by sale to another farmer.