Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of a specific scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [43082/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 21 April 2010. The advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payments Scheme, which issued on 21 September on 18 October 2010 respectively, were both based on land cleared at that stage, as a number of parcels listed on the application require re-digitisation. Immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the further payments due issuing shortly thereafter.

Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of a specific scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [43083/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The first two instalments of grant-aid have been paid by my Department to the applicant and the final instalment will be paid in January 2011.

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43101/10]

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 17 May 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation; following digitisation, issues were revealed regarding over-claims and a dual claim in respect of a number of parcels concerned. My Department has written to the person named regarding these matters and, on receipt of a satisfactory reply, the application will be further processed with a view to payment at an early date thereafter.

John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 223: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [43109/10]

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 12 May 2010. Advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 21 September and under the Single Payment Scheme issued on 18 October, in both cases on the basis on the land cleared at that stage. While a number of parcels listed on the application required re-digitisation, this process is now complete. The balancing payment in respect of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued to the person named on 10 November, the further payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued to the person named on 28 October, brings the payment to 50% of the full amount due under this Scheme. Balancing payments due under the Single Payment Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing as and from 1 December. However, payments under both Schemes are subject of the 20% penalty applicable following the Cross Compliance nitrates inspection, conducted on 6 May 2010, at which breaches of the requirements were established.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43113/10]

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 7 May 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation and this process has now been completed. An advance payment of €21,122.24 was issued on 16 November 2010. Balancing payments under the Single Payment Scheme are due to commence on 1 December.

Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will investigate the under payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the farm waste management scheme due to the delay in inspection by his inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43123/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The first two instalments of grant-aid have been paid by my Department to the applicant and it is intended that the final instalment will be paid in January 2011.

In view of the exceptional number of claims received under the Scheme prior to the deadline for completion of work of 31 December 2008, my Department endeavoured to ensure that inspections were completed within the shortest time possible.

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be notified of the result of the appeal regarding an overpayment of their single payment and disadvantaged area scheme. [43124/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Following a review of the land declared by the person named under the Single Payment and Disadvantaged Area Schemes between 2005 and 2009, it was found by my Department that over payments had been made. The person named appealed the decision regarding those over payments and following submission of new information by the person named the appeal was upheld and those over payments have now been reversed.

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will grant financial approval to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in respect of a forestry proposal (details also supplied). [43125/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that a formal application for financial approval on behalf of the person in question has not been received in my Department. I would suggest that the applicant contact his forestry company in this regard.

Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when full payment of the area-based payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [43182/10]

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 16 April 2010. The 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area scheme, which issued on 21 September, was on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage, as one parcel listed on the application of the person named required digitisation. Immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the balancing payment due issuing shortly thereafter.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment scheme/Disadvantaged Areas scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2010. However, as all parcels listed on the application of the person named required digitisation, no payments could issue. It is expected that the digitising process will be completed shortly and, immediately thereafter, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the payment due issuing to the person named.