Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of a decoupling grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6373/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2008. Following initial validation of the application, two of the land parcels declared were identified as having also been claimed by another scheme applicant. In keeping with standard practice both parties were written to and requested to submit evidence of their right to claim the parcels in question. A reply was received from the person named on 16 October 2008 stating that he did not have the right to claim for the land. As a result of these discrepancies the claimed area of 45.33 hectares was reduced to 40.03 hectares, which was insufficient to support the number of entitlements held (45 SPS entitlements).

In this situation, the EU regulations required the area eligible for payment to be reduced by 9.94 hectares. Therefore, the area on which payment was made was 30.09 hectares and full payment on the reduced area has issued.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when applicants will be awarded the first 40% payment of their farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6384/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. Payment of the initial 40 per cent to farmers will be made as expeditiously as possible.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be awarded their farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6385/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. Payment of the initial 40 per cent to farmers will be made as expeditiously as possible.