P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 409: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of their 2007 single payment or disadvantaged area payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24050/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 2 May 2007. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 20 September, with payments issuing in respect of those cases cleared for payment at that stage. Payments continue to issue as further cases subsequently become clear. The application of the person named has now been fully processed and the DAS payment will issue shortly.

Advance payments under the Single Payment Scheme are scheduled to commence today; it will be recalled that the governing regulations provide for a payment date of 1 December under the SPS. However, following my approach to the EU Commissioner, agreement was forthcoming on the early payment of advances from 16 October, with balancing payments to be made from 1 December. The advance payment under the SPS is due to issue to the person named in the coming days.

P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 410: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the owner of a farm who leased to an adjoining farmer for a number of years can claim the single payment or disadvantaged area scheme on termination of the lease in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24068/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Eligibility under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme requires, inter alia, a minimum of three forage hectares located within a designated Disadvantaged Area and a minimum stocking density for the holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare, for a three-consecutive month period. Eligibility under the Single Payment Scheme requires, inter alia, that applicants hold one eligible hectare for each Entitlement claimed. A person would need to have established Entitlements in his/her own right during the 2000 to 2002-reference period, or otherwise have acquired entitlements to qualify for payment under the Single Payment Scheme.