Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 565: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the basis on which his Department has informed a person (details supplied) in County Wexford that headage payments in respect of commonage land on which they have sheep grazing rights, and which have been paid to them since 1991, have been withdrawn; if he will ensure that this person's entitlement is fully restored with immediate effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39201/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Department is currently examining the usage of the commonage parcel mentioned on which the person named is a claimant. This examination has been necessitated as the claims submitted on this commonage under the Single Payment Scheme exceed the area of the commonage that is eligible for payment. The Department has communicated with all the claimants concerned and is awaiting documentary evidence of their right to their claim. A decision regarding payment will be made when the Department has received and reviewed the documentation requested.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 566: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their outstanding payments in view of the that a full ground inspection took place in this case and all matters have been resolved. [39264/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that an application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 1st May 2008.

As part of the control procedures under EU legislation governing these Schemes, this application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection.

The file is currently being processed and it is expected that payment will issue shortly. The delay in this case arose because of the need to clarify a number of issues relating to the parcels claimed by the person named.