Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 446: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be paid the balance of their 2009 suckler cow welfare grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26186/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named registered 33 animals under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has not issued as information has not been received in respect of the measures required to be carried out under this Scheme. The person named was advised of this by letter dated 26 August 2011 and was requested to return the required information by 5 September 2011. To date, no information has been received and therefore the present position is that the person named is ineligible for the Suckler Welfare Scheme for 2009 and subsequent years.

Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 447: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment for area aid for 2011 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26192/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 April 2011 has been fully processed. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 26 September 2011, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. The 50% advance payments under the Single Payment Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing on 16 October 2011.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 448: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area aid payment for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26193/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2011. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed.

Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payment Scheme, all Ground Eligibility Inspections must be completed before any payment can issue to any applicant under either scheme, including those not selected for a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

In the vast majority of cases that were inspected amendments have had to be made to the maps in order that the Land Parcel Identification System that is used for making payments to farmers is kept up-to-date. Processing of these changes is continuing with priority being given to applications that were the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection.