Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 837: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1434/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on 25 April 2007. Following initial processing, it was found that one of the parcels listed on the application appeared to be over-claimed by the applicant. The person named was informed of the over-claim on this land parcel on 6 November 2007 and following subsequent correspondence and telephone conversations with the applicant it was established that there was an overlap between the parcel declared by the applicant and a land parcel claimed as forestry by another person under the Afforestation Aid Scheme. The person named contacted my Department on 21 January 2008 and stated that the overlap with the forestry parcel was incorrect and that the parcel of land declared by him was available to him in its entirety as forage. At this time the person named was informed that my Department had no alternative but to arrange for an inspection to clarify the matter and the applicant agreed to this approach. Payments will issue in respect of the Disadvantaged Area Scheme and the Single Payment Scheme 2007 when the eligibility of all the land on the application has been established. Officials from my Department will contact the person named directly if any over-claim remains after the completion of the inspection.