John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 409: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a grant under the farm waste management scheme will be awarded as soon as possible to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18883/09]

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. I have also announced that a special ex-gratia payment not exceeding 3.5 per cent of the value of the deferred amount will be made to farmers whose Farm Waste Management grants have been partially deferred. This payment will be made in January 2011 along with the final instalment.

My Department is currently processing the application concerned and a decision will be made shortly.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 410: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be awarded the cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18889/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named took over the farm with effect from 11 March 2008. The application for the Suckler Welfare Scheme, which was received in my Department on 25 January 2008, was made in the name of her late husband. The person named has now signed a Form of Undertaking and this will allow payment to be made. It is expected that payment will issue shortly.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 411: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not been credited with all the entitlements in so far as the single farm payment is concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18890/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named inherited 38.4 Single Payment entitlements from her late husband. In addition a further 4.13 entitlements were transferred to the person named by way of gift, giving her a total of 42.53 standard entitlements. Both transfers were fully processed under the 2008 scheme year.

The person named declared a total of 39.7 hectares of land on her 2008 Single Payment application. As payment under the Single Payment Scheme is based on the declaration of one eligible hectare declared for each entitlement held, the person named received payment on 39.7 entitlements. The remaining 2.83 entitlements were unused for the scheme year 2008.