John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 535: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a payment under the farm waste management scheme was not awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27188/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for grant-aid under the Farm Improvement Scheme. Applications under this Scheme are being processed by my Department up to the level of funding provided for the Scheme in the 2006 Partnership agreement, Towards 2016. The decision not to grant approval in this case has been appealed to the Agriculture Appeals Office which has upheld my Department's decision in the matter.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 536: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be granted an outstanding single farm payment. [27194/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The 2007 Single Payment Scheme application form for the person named was received in my Department on 19 November 2007. The closing date for the receipt of applications under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme was 15 May 2007, as provided for in the governing EU Regulation. This deadline was widely advertised by my Department in the local and national media.

The applicant was notified in a letter, dated 27 November 2007, that he was not eligible for payment in respect of the 2007 Scheme, as his application was received after the statutory deadline. The applicant was also informed that he was entitled to submit observations or to appeal the decision within twenty-one days. However, no additional correspondence was received from the applicant on this matter.