Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 306: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not received their farm retirement scheme payment; the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27014/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Early Retirement Scheme was received from the person named on 13 August 2007. On preliminary examination of the application, a number of queries arose. On receipt of the replies the application was forwarded to my Department's Inspectorate for detailed technical examination.

During the course of this examination by the Inspectorate, further queries arose and these were communicated to the person named on 31 October 2007. On receipt of the replies, processing of the application will resume.