Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 504: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason disadvantaged area payment has not issued in respect of the year 2010 to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that payment has issued relating to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31472/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2010 Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010 following processing of which a dual claim was identified in respect of one land parcel declared by the person named. My Department has written to both parties involved and is awaiting clarification regarding the matter and, on receipt of a satisfactory reply, the application will be further processed with a view to appropriate payment issuing at an early date thereafter.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31475/11]

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 14th April 2011.

This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility/Cross Compliance Inspection.

This inspection was completed and the results have now been processed. Payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme and a 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme will issue without delay. The balancing payment under the Single Payment Scheme will issue in December.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 506: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received REP scheme or single farm payment or headage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31484/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st November 2010.

Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. During these checks a query arose in relation to the re-digitisation of land parcels for AEOS purposes. This particular problem has now been addressed with a view to issuing payment as quickly as possible.

An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2011. A number of the land parcels listed on the application required digitisation on to my Department's Land Parcel Identification System which is now complete. Disadvantaged Area Scheme and Single Payments Scheme payments will issue shortly.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 507: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [31494/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2011. On processing the application one of the parcels declared by the applicant was found to be overlapping with a parcel claimed by another applicant and both parties were written to in this regard. While the reply received on 19 October 2011 resolved the issue concerning the overlap, a further over claim was identified following the clarification provided by the person named. The person named was written to on 21 October 2011 in this regard and when a reply is received it will be given prompt attention by my Department.