Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 365: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 19 February 2008, if the review of the eligibility inspection has been completed; if the single farm payment for 2007 will be processed and awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 18th April 2007.

As part of the control procedures under EU legislation governing these Schemes, the application was randomly selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and animal identification and registration inspection

During the course of the ground eligibility inspection discrepancies were found with four parcels. As a result of this discrepancy the claimed area of 58.24ha was reduced to 31.62ha. The person named was informed of these findings on the 22nd October 2007. If the total area found is not sufficient to support the number of entitlements held, penalties will be applied in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Single Payment Scheme. In this case the number of entitlements held by the person named is 58.04. As the difference between the area declared and the area found is more than 20%, under EU Regulations, no payment is due.

A request to review the findings of this eligibility inspection has been received. The officer in charge is currently examining this review and the person named will be informed of the outcome within the next two weeks. If the person concerned is not happy with the outcome of the review he has the right to appeal the outcome of the review to the Agriculture Appeals Office.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 366: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of grants under the farm improvement scheme paid in County Cork; the breakdown in respect of each farm development office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17644/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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To date, 58 payments totalling €169,662.79 have been paid out to farmers in County Cork under the Farm Improvement Scheme. All of these payments have been made from the Clonakilty office.