Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their single farm payment and disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34908/11]

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, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing the 50% advance of the Single Payment and payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme to issue to the applicant in the coming days.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is in receipt of their full entitlement under the REP scheme 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34973/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2009 and received payments for the first year of the contract. In addition, 75% of the year 2 payment issued on 21 April 2011 for the amount of €5,581.69. Following an inspection in June 2010, a 25% penalty was imposed for bovines "not excluded from watercourses" and a 35% penalty for "a water well which was unfenced". The person named unsuccessfully appealed this decision to officials in my Department in March 2011.

These penalties have now been deducted from the balancing 25% payment for 2010 with the result that the person named is not due a balancing payment and there is also an additional overpayment of €2,604.78 which must be deducted from the 2011 payment.