Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason area based payments have not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [25932/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Payments under the 2011 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme began issuing on 22 September 2011 and I am pleased to note that the application of the person named has been fully processed and that payment has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when will the first applicants who have applied for grant aid in respect of sheep fencing and mobile handling units receive payment in view of the many applicants that have applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25945/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The process of issuing approvals to all eligible applicants under the Sheep Fencing/Handling Scheme is now well-advanced within my Department. Under the terms of the Scheme, farmers have a period of two years from the date of issue of approval to complete the investment works concerned and submit a payment claim to my Department. Payments to farmers are dependent on the period taken by each applicant to complete the works concerned and to submit a valid payment claim.

My Department will endeavour to process all payment claims received as quickly as possible. An allocation of €1.7 million has been provided in this year's Estimates for the Scheme.