Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 294: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be paid their REP scheme 4 grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43546/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The EU Regulations governing REPS 4 and other area-based schemes provide that payments issue in two instalments. The first instalment of 75% may be paid once all administrative checks on all applications, as well as cross-checks against areas declared on Single Payment Scheme applications, have been completed. This process is under way and while my objective is to make all payments as soon as possible, the checks are likely to take several more weeks to complete. The balancing payment of 25% can issue once all on-the-spot inspections for the year have taken place. The programme of inspections is well advanced at this stage.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 295: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive his financial approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43576/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Financial approval for afforestation grant aid issued to the person in question on 16 November 2010.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 296: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reasons for the delay in issuing payment for the single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork and when he expects payment to issue. [43604/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under 2010 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2010. Advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 21 September and the Single Payment Scheme on 18 October, in both cases on the basis of the land cleared at that stage. Parcels listed on the application of the person named required 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.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reasons for the delay in issuing payment for the single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork and when he expects payment to issue. [43605/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 April 2010. Advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 21 September and under the Single Payment Scheme on 18 October 2010, both on the basis of the land cleared at that stage. Parcels listed on the application of the person named required 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.

Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 298: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when single farm payment, REP scheme payment and disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [43607/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the persons named on the 13 May 2010.

This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Full Cross Compliance Inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed.

Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payments Scheme all Ground Eligibility Inspections must be completed before any payment can issue to any applicant under either scheme, including those not selected for a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

In the vast majority of cases that were inspected amendments have had to be made to the maps in order that the Land Parcel Identification System that is used for making payments to farmers is kept up-to-date. Processing of these changes is continuing with priority being given to applications that were the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

Applications were also received requesting the transfer of 55.82 Single Payment entitlements and 90.69 Single Payment entitlements from the sole names of the persons named into the joint names of the persons named by way of Milk Production Partnership. Both applications have been successfully processed.

The EU Regulations governing REPS 4 and other area-based schemes provide that payments issue in two instalments. The first instalment of 75% may be paid once all administrative checks on all applications, as well as cross-checks against areas declared on Single Payment Scheme applications, have been completed. The SPS application concerned has not yet been finalised and when this is done the REPS cross check will be carried out and the REPS application can then be fully processed.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 299: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to address a matter (details supplied). [43620/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Young Farmers' Installation Scheme was suspended for new applications on 14 October 2008. 941 applications for grant-aid were received by my Department under the Scheme prior to its suspension and these applications are being processed to payment stage as the claims are approved. An allocation of €4.5 million has been provided in this year's Estimates to meet the financial commitment involved in processing applications under the Scheme and the preceding installation aid schemes. I have no plans at present to reopen the Scheme to new applicants.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 300: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food the position regarding a funding stream (details supplied). [43621/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Young Farmers' Installation Scheme was suspended for new applications on 14 October 2008. An allocation of €4.5 million has been provided in this year's Estimates to meet the financial commitment involved in processing applications received under the Scheme prior to its suspension and the preceding installation aid schemes. Expenditure under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme is still eligible for co-funding by the EU.