Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 334: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reconsider an alleged overclaim by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 regarding their single farm payment and area-based compensation and in view of the fact that the alleged overclaim in respect of this case for each of the years is less than 3% of the total claim; if he will agree to waive the monetary fine as agreed in respect of the overclaim in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32039/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Payments under the Single Payment Scheme may be made only in respect of eligible land and applicants under the Scheme are obliged annually to declare the land parcels available to them; details of the eligible area of the land parcels are recorded on the Department's Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS). Details of the use and area claimed for each of some one million parcels on the LPIS system are registered and continually monitored by the Department.

Each year in advance of the closing date for the Single Payment Scheme (15th May), the Department sends pre-printed application forms (which include a list of parcels declared by the applicant in question the previous year) to each applicant. It is the responsibility of all applicants to ensure that the details in each year's application are accurate. Therefore, applicants are advised of the need to confirm their right to declare such parcels and to make the appropriate deductions to the area of eligible parcels as necessary, for example, where a house or other building has been constructed, and to submit maps with their applications to allow accurate deductions to be made. It is also necessary for applicants to exclude ineligible features such as scrub. Therefore, the LPIS database has to be amended on an ongoing basis to reflect any permanent changes such as parcel boundary changes, addition of new parcels, etc.

Following a recent review of the land parcels declared by the person named, it appeared that the person named had made insufficient allowance for ineligible areas, as a result of which it appeared that the person named had been overpaid. This finding is in addition to the finding in respect of the over-claim under the 2008 Scheme, which was identified at a ground inspection. However, I am now arranging for an official of my Department to contact the person named directly, following which there will be a full review of the of the case.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be awarded payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32078/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named is the administrator of the estate of his late brother. The payment in question is the 2005 Single Payment Scheme. This has now been cleared and it is expected that payment should be lodged in the appropriate payee account within the coming days.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 336: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position of a REP scheme four payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the application has been accepted; and when approval will be expected. [32092/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Applications to join REPS 4, which must comprise an application form and a full agri-environmental plan, were accepted up to close of business on 9 July 2009. The person named did not submit an agri-environmental plan with his application by the closing date and the application is, therefore, ineligible under the terms of the scheme.