Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when farm payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in regard to land which is subject to dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23548/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2009 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2009. Following initial processing of the application, it was found that another applicant had also claimed one of the land parcels claimed by the person named. In keeping with standard procedures, both parties concerned were written to, in order to establish which of them had the right to claim the parcel in question. Both applicants have replied stating their entitlement to claim the disputed parcel. Pending clarification as to which claimant had the use of the land parcel in question, the file of the person named cannot be further processed. In this regard I will arrange for an official of my Department to inspect the land in question to establish entitlement.