Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has received a grant application for funding to employ two additional youth workers by a group (details supplied) in Dublin 3; if he will give every consideration to this request in view of the special needs of this docklands area; when a decision will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25853/07]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund, applications for funding come through Development Groups in the designated areas and are submitted to the Fund's National Assessment Committee, which is chaired by my Department. I understand that, to date, the group in question has received capital funding of the order of €50,000 — in 2006/07.

To date, no application has been made through the Development Group to employ two additional youth workers.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be paid the single farm payment, the area based payment and other payments due to them under the various farm schemes; if she will take steps to have same expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25810/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application was received on the 9 May 2007 requesting the transfer of 39.85 Single Payment Scheme standard entitlements without land by way of inheritance to the person named. All necessary documentation relevant to this transfer was also received. The transfer of entitlements was fully processed and the person named has been notified.

The Single Payment Scheme / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person named has been fully processed and payments will issue to him shortly.

Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who is anxious to be granted their single payment scheme and disadvantaged areas compensatory allowance scheme; if this disadvantaged payment will be made as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25823/07]

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 23 April 2007.

With regard to the Single Payment Scheme, the governing regulations provide for a payment date of 1 December, however, following my approach to the EU Commissioner, I secured approval for the early payment of advances from 16 October, with balancing payments to be made from 1 December. The advance payment of €729.89 under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 16 October.

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. As all the land declared by the person named is designated as Arable hectares, the person named is ineligible under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme and is, therefore, not due any payment.