James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 1015: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not yet received their area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38023/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2009 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2009. While payment due under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was made on 25 September 2009, payment due under the Single Payment Scheme will be made shortly. However, the person named is aware of the Court Order of 23 April 2007 and the requirements placed on this Department by that Order.

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 1016: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not received their REP scheme 4 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38024/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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My officials have no record of receiving a REPS 4 application from the person named.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1017: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded REP scheme 4. [38205/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications, including plan checks, to be completed before the first 2009 payments issue.

Processing of applications, including the application from the person named, has commenced to facilitate the release of payments at the earliest possible date.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 1018: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive their single farm payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38207/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on the 1 May 2009. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility inspection.

Under EU regulations, all cases selected for inspection must be inspected before payment can issue in any individual case. While all of the 5% of cases selected for ground eligibility inspection have now been inspected and a high level of payment has been achieved under the scheme, processing of a small number of inspection results is currently underway following which payment will issue. Payment will issue in this case shortly.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1019: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a forestry payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38247/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Payment of afforestation premiums are currently suspended in respect of the person in question as part of the lands were removed from forestry to facilitate the building of a bypass. My Department is currently in correspondence with the ESB in relation to an area covered by a transmission line, which may have been removed as part of the construction process. I have asked that the matter be expedited.