Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of REP scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [16026/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Payment will issue to the person named within the next 10 days.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be approved as a qualified applicant for afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16027/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application for afforestation grant aid by the person in question is currently being processed by my Department. Pending completion of the necessary consultation process it is not possible at this stage to determine the final outcome.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted single farm payment. [16032/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application was received on the 5 March 2009 requesting the transfer of 27.21 standard entitlements by way of lease to the person named from his son under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme year. As the son of the person named is not the registered owner of a herd-number, and consequently is not the owner of any Single Payment Scheme entitlements, the application was rejected on the 3 April 2009.

Based on documentation received, it is noted that the son of the person named is the rightful beneficiary of entitlements held by his late uncle. An official from my Department has advised the person named that his son should first inherit the entitlements in question and may then proceed with the transfer by way of lease to the person named. A temporary SPS Transfer number may be obtained that will allow this person to inherit the entitlements and then lease them on to the person named. The Transfer of Entitlements Section may be contacted at 1890 200 560.