Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 474: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was not awarded their full single farm payment in 2008 in view of the fact that they were paid in full for the single farm payment in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25678/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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It is one of the primary requirements of the EU Regulations governing the Single Payment Scheme that in order for a farmer to receive full payment under the Scheme it is necessary that an eligible hectare of land be declared by the applicant for each payment entitlement held. A 2008 Single Payment Scheme application was received from the person named on 15th May 2008 declaring 22.74 hectares of eligible land, which was a reduction on the amount of eligible land declared on the 2005, 2006 & 2007 Single Payment Scheme applications. Under the provisions of the Scheme, payment in 2008 was based on the amount of eligible land declared by the person named. The person named applied to consolidate his entitlements in 2009 in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/2004. This application was successful and the applicant received payment on the new higher value consolidated entitlements for this scheme year based on the eligible land declared.