James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 479: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the persons or bodies in receipt of subventions or grants from his Department; the amount paid to each recipient in the year such payments commenced; the amount paid to each recipient in the current year; to place in the Oireachtas Library the latest two sets of accounts for these payments furnished by such persons or bodies to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39673/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is involved in the payment of a wide range of grants and subventions including, for example, payments under the Single Payment Scheme to some 130,000 beneficiaries and area based compensation allowances to some 102,000 farmers. The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department and the resources required to compile the level of detail would not be justified in the required timeframe. However, details of payments made under EU Schemes for the years 2007 to 2009 are available on my Department's website.