John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 500: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who receive disadvantaged area aid payment in County Mayo; the number of farmers who have received their payment to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31442/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Given that payments under the 2011 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme only commenced on 22 September and, to date, payments worth in excess of €185 million have issued to 84,134 farmers nationally, representing 84% of those who applied, it can readily be seen that there are no delays in the issuing of these payments.

Specifically with regard to Mayo, the details are set out in a table:

Payments continue to issue, on a twice-weekly basis, as individual cases are confirmed eligible for payment. It should be borne in mind that the number of applicants under the Scheme is determined by the classification of the land declared; however, as there are annually some 5,000 applicants with eligible land who do not satisfy the minimum stocking density requirement (0.15 livestock units per forage hectare), the payable number, both nationally and per county, will inevitably ultimately be somewhat lower than the figures for number of applicants quoted above.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 501: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a disadvantaged area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31444/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2011 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 26 April 2011, processing of which is now complete, thereby allowing payment to issue to the applicant on 21 October.