Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will address an issue that has arisen in respect of an application (details supplied) for the single farm payment which is affecting processing payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43961/10]

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 the 17 May 2010.

My Department refused to accept the second page of the amendment form on the grounds that it was not received before the closing date. A formal decision issued to the person named on 28 October 2010. She was advised her of her right to appeal that decision to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office.

To date no such appeal has been made.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 331: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received a single farm payment or area-based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43981/10]

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 the 17 May 2010.

This application was selected for a ground eligibility and animal identification inspection. During the course of the ground eligibility inspection deductions were made to the following parcels G27805028, G27805026, G27805021 and G27805022. The claimed area 16.11ha is reduced to 15.70ha. When tolerances are added this area was increased to 15.73 ha. As the difference is less than 3% of the area found, payment will based on the area found of 15.73ha, entitlements available are 16.26.

A formal decision issued to the person named on 14 October 2010 that advised him of his right to seek a review of the decision with 21 days to the District Inspector and of his right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office.

The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed. The 50% advance under the Single Payment Scheme issued on 11 November 2010 with the balancing payment due on 1 December 2010. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 12 November 2010.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 332: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received a single farm payment or area-based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43984/10]

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 14 May 2010. Payments could not issue as a number of parcels listed on the application required digitisation and following completion of the digitisation a number of the parcels were identified as being over claimed and the person named has been written to by my Department in this regard.

A member of staff from my Department has been in contact with the person named informing him of what needs to be done to resolve this issue.

Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 333: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a farm waste management grant on the additional expenditure to plaster unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43996/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I have asked that the case concerned be reviewed by an officer from my Department and the outcome of that review will be made known to the person concerned as soon as possible.