Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 349: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application for disadvantaged area aid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and when payment will issue. [38637/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2008 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2008.

The Terms and Conditions governing the scheme require, inter alia, that applicants maintain a minimum stocking density on their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare declared for at least three consecutive months. However, where the holding of an applicant is identified as not meeting this minimum requirement, the person in question is invited to submit evidence of satisfactory stocking i.e. Flock Register, Horse Passports or details of a REPS or Commonage Framework Plan, which provides for a lower stocking level.

The person named was written to on 9 October 2008 and invited to submit appropriate evidence of the numbers of livestock maintained on his farm. On receipt of a satisfactory response from the person named, the application will be further processed with a view to payment at an early date.