Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application for the single farm payment scheme and the disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46672/10]

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 27 April 2010. Payments under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme have commenced nationally on 18 October 2010 and 22 September 2010 respectively.

The person named submitted an application with 7 land parcels, 3 of which require re-digitisation. Payments under the Single Payment Scheme were made in respect of eligible land parcels on 18 October 2010 and 1 December 2010. My Department is currently completing the re-digitisation of the remaining 3 land parcels. Immediately this process is complete, provided no further errors are identified, the application will be processed in full with a view to payments due under both Schemes issuing shortly thereafter.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when single farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46673/10]

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 12 May 2010.

This application was selected for a Ground Eligibility inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results have now been processed.

During the course of the Ground Eligibility inspection discrepancies were found with parcel M22803157. Namely there were inadequate deductions made for a roadway and an area of the parcel concerned was not owned or farmed by the person named. The claimed area for the Single Payment Scheme of 15.48ha was reduced to 14.91ha. When tolerance was taken into account this area was increased to 15.04ha. As the total entitlements held are 35.08 and the area not found is under 3% and under 2ha the area put forward for payment is 15.04ha.

Furthermore it was noted at the inspection that there was a failure to take appropriate measures to prevent the encroachment of briars, bushes and dense scrub, which is deemed to be a non-compliance in relation to the requirement to maintain land in Good Agriculture and Environmental Condition. The above non-compliance resulted in a Cross Compliance penalty of 3% being applied to the 2010 direct payments for the person named.

A formal decision issued to the person named on 6 August 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. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and Single Payment Scheme issued on 1 December.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 100: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme 4 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46674/10]

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 underway and my objective is to make all payments for 2010 as soon as possible. The balancing payment of 25% can issue once all on-the-spot inspections for the year have taken place and these will be completed shortly.