Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 483: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their full REP scheme four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42569/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–2013 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 is at an advanced stage. I hope to be in a position to release the 75% payment due on valid applications in mid-December, and the remaining 25% once the last of the on-the-spot inspections for 2009 has taken place.

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 484: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive overdue payment of their TB reactor grant. [42578/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Compensation is paid to herd owners under the TB and Brucellosis Eradication Scheme who have animals removed as reactors. However, entitlement to compensation is conditional on owners/keepers complying with the provisions of the Disease of Animals Act 1966, any Orders made under this Act and other national or EU legislative requirements relating to movement, identification and other controls laid down under the disease eradication schemes. In this instance, the herd owner concerned was restricted on the 3 April 2009. However, there are substantial unresolved discrepancies with regard to testing and registration requirements in the herd in question. My Department has written to the person concerned on a number of occasions and is in regular contact with him regarding these matters. While progress has been made in the last year, there are still a considerable number of issues outstanding and it is hoped that, with the continued co-operation from the herd owner concerned, the remaining discrepancies can be cleared. Compensation will continue to be withheld until the matters concerned have been resolved.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the single farm payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42615/09]

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 the 13 May 2009. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and full cross compliance inspection. T he inspection is completed and the application has now been fully processed. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has issued, with payment on the Single Payment Scheme due on 1 December 2009.

Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application for farm retirement in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42623/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application from the person named has been received in my Department. All applications received up to the closing date of 30 October are being examined in my Department at present. The details of the application from the person named, as well as the funding available, will be taken into account in reaching a decision. As soon as the decision has been made, he will be notified of the outcome.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision will be made on an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42684/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application, from the person named, to purchase quota in the current Milk Quota Trading Scheme has been received in my Department. Details of all applications are currently being processed and it is expected that the results of the scheme will be made known in early December.