Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an area aid grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [40369/10]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [40370/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together.

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 20 April 2010. The advance payments under the Single Payment Scheme and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, issued on 28 October and 29 September, respectively. This application was subject to a random satellite eligibility inspection, on foot of which a ground inspection was conducted. The ground inspection confirmed that a significant portion of the area declared by the person named was ineligible for payment, which resulted in penalties being proposed. My officials will shortly write to the person named in this regard, outlining the level of penalty proposed and identifying the breaches of Scheme rules in question.