Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 336: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 457 of 8 November 2011, when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their agri-environment options scheme payment; the amount of that payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38903/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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As previously stated in PQ on the 8th November 2011 this application was randomly selected for an on farm inspection. As a result of the inspection and the digitisation process, queries arose which required a further field visit. My Department is now finalising the examination of this case with a view to resolving all outstanding issues as quickly as possible.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38924/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing payment to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 338: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for the suckler welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38969/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named registered thirty animals in 2009 and twenty nine animals in 2010 under the Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has already issued for twenty seven of the 2009 animals and twelve of the 2010 born animals. Errors were identified with the remaining animals and the applicant was advised in writing on 24 November that the animals were not eligible for payment.

One of the 2009 born animals has been since been approved for payment. A request for a review of the decision was received by my Department on 30 November 2011. However, as the errors established were not addressed in the correspondence received, the animals remain ineligible for payment. A letter issued to the person named on 5 December 2011 outlining the position and advising him of his right of appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 339: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [38992/11]

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 persons named on the 16th May 2011. This application was selected for, and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection. The inspection was completed and the results have been processed and entered on the Department's system.

There are a number of issues arising from this application, which need to be clarified and resolved. My Department will continue to correspond with the parties involved with a view to seeking a satisfactory conclusion to the matter.

In addition, the registration details of Single Payment entitlements must correspond to the registration details of the herd-number. The herd-number was previously held by the first person named but was subsequently transferred into the joint names of both persons named as of 26 May 2010. As the Single Payment entitlements are currently held in the account of the first person named, my Department wrote to both persons named on 24 March 2011 advising of the need to transfer the Single Payment entitlements to the account of both persons named. A 2011 Transfer of Entitlements application was enclosed. However, my Department has not received any application for the transfer of the entitlements to date.