Written answers

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Department of Agriculture and Food

Grant Payments

9:00 pm

Photo of Paul Connaughton  SnrPaul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 407: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the total 2007 single farm payment has not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4497/08]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application was received under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme year requesting the transfer of 17.88 standard entitlements by way of lease from the second person named to the first person named. This application was successfully processed and full payment issued on foot of the leased entitlements to the first person named for the Scheme years 2005 and 2006. The lease in question had an expiry date of 27 April 2007 and the entitlements in question automatically reverted to the second person named on that date. Consequently they were not available to the first person named for the 2007 Scheme year.

The Transfer of Entitlements section of my Department did not receive an application from either of the persons named requesting a transfer of entitlements under the 2007 Scheme year by way of a new lease agreement. The closing date for receipt of 2007 Transfer of Entitlement applications was 15th May 2007. An official from my Department has been in touch with the first person named to establish if force majeure circumstances may be applied to a late application for this case.

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 408: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if an application has been received for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if this application has been accepted; and when this application will be processed. [4510/08]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Improvement Scheme. Applications under this Scheme are being processed by my Department up to the level of funding provided for the Scheme in the 2006 partnership agreement, Towards 2016. The application concerned is, therefore, eligible for consideration and will be processed subject to funding still being available at that time.

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