Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 686: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who made an error in an application for single farm payment has been resolved. [40894/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2011, following processing of which it was discovered that one of the parcels declared had also been declared by another applicant. In keeping with standard procedure, both parties were written to, in response to which the person named accepted that he did not have the right to declare the parcel, on foot of which the application was processed, with penalty, as provided for in the Terms and Conditions governing the Scheme. However, following a subsequent successful appeal, the application was further processed on the basis of the area claimed, the supplementary payment which issued on 8 June 2011 representing the balance of the payment due in respect of the area claimed by the person named. An official of my Department made direct contact with the person named and clarified the position in this regard.

Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 687: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farm payments for 2011 will be paid as soon as possible in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40898/11]

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 4 May 2011, payments in respect of which issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 19 December 2011 and 21 December 2011, respectively.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 688: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40900/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in February 2010 and received payments for his first year of the contract.

REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and accordingly is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. These checks have now been completed and cheques totalling €5,687.20, representing the 100% payment, issued to the person named on 29 December 2011.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 689: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [40907/11]

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 12 May 2011, following processing of which an over-claim was identified on one of the land parcels declared by the person named. The person named has been written to in this regard and, on receipt of a satisfactory reply, the application will be further processed with a view to the appropriate payment issuing immediately thereafter.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 690: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [40909/11]

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 12 May 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing payment to issue directly to the nominated bank account of the applicant in the coming days.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 691: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the outstanding single farm payment and disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40913/11]

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, payments in respect of which issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 1 December 2011 and 5 December 2011, respectively.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 692: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [40920/11]

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 13 May 2011, payment in respect of which issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 8 December 2011.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 693: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when area aid and single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied). [40925/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Following communication with the Inheritance Enquiry Unit of my Department in September 2010 and the subsequent receipt of legal documents, payments arising from the Single Payment Scheme (for the years up to and including the 2010 scheme year) issued to the representatives of the father of the person named. Due to an insufficient stocking density no payment became due under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.

While the person named has applied to transfer the herd-number into his own name, to date he has not provided sufficient legal evidence for such a transfer. On 2 September 2010, a letter issued to the solicitor administering the estate requesting Release of Interest letters from the brothers of the person named. To date no further communication has been received. As the person named is not the registered owner of a herd-number, he is not in a position to participate in any scheme administered by the Department.

No Single Payment application was submitted for the 2011 scheme year and consequently no payment is due to the estate of the father of the person named under either the Single Payment Scheme or the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 694: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40960/11]

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 13 April 2011, payment in respect of which issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 19 December 2011.

Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 695: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their single farm payment or disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40965/11]

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 12 May 2011.

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

During the course of the inspection a breach relating to the failure to prevent the encroachment of invasive species was recorded which resulted in a 1% reduction in direct payments to the person named for 2011.

Payment under the Single Payment Scheme issued on 15 December 2011 and payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme issued on 20 December 2011.

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 696: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will be made under the single farm payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40984/11]

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 26 April 2011, payment in respect of which issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 19 December 2011.