Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their 2009 single farm payment in view of the fact that they were subjected to an aerial audit and the results of same have not been sent back to his Department; if he will expedite this process to ensure that they will receive payment on the same day as everybody else; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32851/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Single Payment Scheme application for the person named was selected for eligibility inspection by Remote Sensing (satellite) in 2009. The inspection has been completed. Following the exclusion of ineligible area, an area over-claim has been found in respect of one of the land parcels declared by the applicant. A letter, along with a map of the land parcel in question, has issued to the person named. My Department will make arrangements for a ground inspection of this land parcel if so requested by the person named.

An advance payment of 70% of the Single Farm Payment will begin to issue on 16 October 2009. Arrangements are being made to include payment to the person concerned to be included in this advance payment.

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a family income support scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied). [32864/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I presume the Deputy is referring to an application for grant-aid by the person concerned under the Farm Improvement Scheme. Grant-aid was paid by my Department under that Scheme to the person concerned on 22 September 2009.