Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5129/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced in REPS 4 on 1 May 2008 and has received 100% payment for scheme years 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a grant for a milk parlour will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [5130/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named is an applicant under the Farm Improvement Scheme. Tax clearance is outstanding in relation to one of the contractors employed to carry out the investment works concerned and my Department cannot further process the payment claim until this outstanding documentation is received. My Department has been in contact with the person named regarding the matter.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 8 December 2010, when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5131/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 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 8 land parcels, 4 of which required re-digitisation. My Department has completed this process. Payments under the Single Payment Scheme were made to the applicant in respect on eligible land parcels on 18 October 2010 and 1 December 2010, with the final balancing payment mad on 16 December 2010. An advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was made on 21 September 2010 and the balancing payment issued to the applicant on 22 December 2010.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5132/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2009 and received his year 1 payment in December of that year. Payment for the 2010 year was issued to the person named on 8th March 2011.

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a dairy efficiency scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when payment will issue; the reason for the delay in issuing same; if all required documentation has been submitted in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5133/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Article 68(1) of Council Regulation (EC) 73/2009 makes provision for the use of unused Single Payment Scheme funds to address specific disadvantages affecting farmers; in recognition of dairying being an economically vulnerable type of farming, it was decided that €18 million of these unused funds would be used to support a three-year Dairy Efficiency Programme. The Programme encourages efficiency gains on dairy farms through an expansion in the level of participation in discussion groups. A total of up to €6 million per annum will be made available to eligible participants in each of 2010, 2011 and 2012.

My Department is currently in the process of reconciling the 2010 returns, with a view to establishing the precise number of eligible participants, following which the payment rate for 2010 will be established, with payments issuing shortly thereafter to those confirmed eligible. The person named is a participant in the Programme and returns received from the Group Facilitator have confirmed eligibility for payment, which will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named once payments commence.

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 248: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when payment will issue; the reason for the delay in issuing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5134/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced in REPS 4 on 1 August 2008 and has received 100% payment for scheme years 2008, 2009 and 2010.