Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position in respect of the single payment scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for the past few years. [32746/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An official of my Department has been in direct contact with the person named, following which the issues raised are being fully investigated. On completion of these enquiries, the official in question will again contact the person named.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when persons (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payments. [32747/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2007 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received in this case on 2 May 2007. One of the primary provisions of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is that applicants must maintain a minimum stocking density on their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare for at least three consecutive months. However, where the holding of an applicant is identified as potentially not meeting this minimum stocking density requirement, the applicant is invited to submit evidence of satisfactory stocking i.e. Flock Register, Horse Passports. Alternatively the applicant may submit details of a REPS plan or a Commonage Framework Plan, which provides for a lower stocking level.

The applicant in this case was written to and invited to submit appropriate evidence of the number of sheep maintained on the farm and a copy of the REPS Plan. My Department received by way of registered post on 13 November 2007, a flock register relating to the holding. However, the applicant did not submit a REPS plan, which provides for a lower stocking level on the holding.

The applicant has been contacted by an official from my Department and requested to submit the relevant documentation. On receipt of this documentation, the application will be processed with a view to issuing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme payment at an early date, provided that the applicant is eligible for payment.

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 17 April 2007. Following processing of this application, it was found that some land parcels claimed by the person named were also the subject of a scheme application by another applicant. All of the outstanding queries on the 2007 Single Payment Scheme application of the person named have now been satisfactorily resolved by my Department and the full payment due will issue shortly.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the single farm payment 2007 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32811/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for the Transfer of Entitlements with land to the person named was received on 4th May 2007. The person who was transferring the entitlements submitted a Single Payment application form on 4 May 2007.

During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official of my Department to the write to the person named advising him to have the registration details of the Herd number amended.

The application to transfer the entitlements is fully processed and payment will issue shortly.

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if applications for the farm investment scheme that were submitted and accepted by her Department before the date on which the closure of the scheme was announced will be included as it appears unjust to apply such a decision retrospectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32816/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Applications received under the Farm Improvement Scheme prior to its suspension on 31 October 2007 will be processed by my Department up to the level of funding provided for the Scheme in the 2006 partnership agreement, Towards 2016.