Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department has contacted a person (details supplied) in County Mayo following the review of their case. [19718/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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A letter has issued to the applicant advising him of the favourable outcome of the review.

Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 381: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in making payments under the early retirement from farming scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make arrangements for payment of same. [19726/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The application from the person named is being examined and is expected to be finalized shortly. The person named will be informed of the outcome once this examination is completed.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 382: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has applied for a grant under the single farm payment scheme. [19777/09]

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 383: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has applied for a grant under the EU energy scheme. [19778/09]

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 384: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has applied for a grant under the National Reserve. [19779/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 382 to 384, inclusive, together.

The person named was assigned the herd number in question on 28 April 2009. An official of my Department contacted the applicant directly and was informed that the person named has submitted an application under the 2009 Single Payment Scheme/Energy Crops Scheme on 28 April 2009. While processing of the 2009 applications has already begun, under relevant EU rules, payments under these Schemes may not be made before 1 December 2009.

The person named has submitted an application for an allocation under Category A of the 2009 National Reserve. This category caters for farmers who inherited, leased or otherwise received free of charge, or for a nominal amount, from a farmer who retired or died before 16 May 2005, a holding that was leased out to a third party during the 2000-2002 reference period. The National Reserve application for the person named was received in my Department on 29 April 2009. Processing of the 2009 National Reserve will commence shortly and the person named will be notified of the outcome of his application in due course.