John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 869: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 9 December 2010 when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1358/11]

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 10 May 2010.

This application was selected for a Ground Eligibility and Full Cross Compliance inspection.

During the course of the Ground Eligibility inspection discrepancies were found with the following parcels P18217017, P18722028 and P18817040 due to inadequate deductions being made for scrub, a dwelling/curtilage and yard. The claimed area for the Single Payment Scheme of 14.62ha was reduced to 14.57ha. When tolerance was taken into account this area was increased to 14.69ha.

During the course of the Cross Compliance inspection breaches were discovered in relation to Statutory Management Requirement 4 relating to nitrates and the requirements concerning Good Agriculture and Environmental Conditions. Specifically it was found that there was failure to adequately control soiled water from buildings and the encroachment of scrub and briars on to parcels P18217017 and P18817040. This resulted in an overall cross compliance penalty of 2% being applied to the 2010 Direct Payments.

A formal decision issued to the person named on 8 November 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 complete and the application has been fully processed. All outstanding payments due under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payment Scheme will issue within one week.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 870: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has had a substantial financial penalty arising from their single farm payment entitlements and payments for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1465/11]

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. The advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 21 September and 15 November respectively, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. Following the completion of the re-digitisation of a number of parcels listed on the application of the person named, over-claims were identified in respect of two land parcels. My Department wrote to the person named regarding this matter, and the reply has been received to state that the applicant was accepting the amended reference areas. While the balancing payments which issued incorporated the penalties as provided for under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme, the person named has since appealed the over-claim. The matter will now be fully reviewed and the person named advised of the outcome, in writing. An official of my Department will be in direct contact with the person named in connection with the review.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 871: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the remaining payment of single farm payment scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1482/11]

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. An Advance Payment under the Single Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 18 October 2010 on the clear eligible area. However, a number of the land parcels listed on the application required redigitisation.

This process is now complete and the balancing payment due under the Single Payment Scheme was issued to the applicant on 7 January 2011.