James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 399: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a person who is availing of the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Longford or drawing down premia payments, when the person did not establish single payment entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34888/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named did not draw down any premia payments during the reference period (2000-2002) and therefore did not establish Single Payment Entitlements. A 2010 application to transfer entitlements from the person named was received by my Department; however this application was rejected as there were no entitlements in the account of the person named.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 400: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in respect of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34902/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named is one of three applicants who have declared commonage land on their SPS applications: two applicants each declared a half share, while the third claimed a one-third share. All applicants have submitted varying degrees of proof in support of their claims to my Department in support of their declaration. However, given the inherent conflict, it has been necessary to refer the matter to the Department's Legal Services Division for consideration. Notwithstanding this, the onus rests with the claimants concerned to clarify the position regarding their respective rights to the commonage land concerned.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 401: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when his Department expect to be in a position to pay the disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34924/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 21 April 2010. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September, with an advance payment of 75 per cent issuing in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. The person named declared two land plots on his application, which required digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the payment due will issue to the person named shortly thereafter. The 25% balancing payments under the Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing as and from 20 October 2010.