James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 525: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not received his disadvantaged area scheme payments despite the fact that they submitted all necessary documentation through his agriculture adviser some time ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36931/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2009 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 21 May 2009.

The Terms and Conditions governing the Scheme require, inter alia, that applicants maintain a minimum stocking density on their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare declared, for at least three consecutive months, during the calendar year of application. However, where the holding of an applicant is identified as not meeting this minimum requirement, the person in question is invited to submit evidence of satisfactory stocking i.e. Flock Register, Horse Passports or details of a REPS or Commonage Framework Plan, which provides for a lower stocking level.

The person named was written to on 21 September 2009 and invited to submit appropriate evidence of the numbers of livestock maintained on his farm, as Department records currently do not show the person named as having yet achieved the minimum stocking density. On receipt of a satisfactory response from the person named, the application will be further processed with a view to payment at an early date.