Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 536: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive 25% payment of the 2012 agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15206/12]

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 1 September 2010 and full payment totalling €608.11 issued in respect of 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 again for 2011 before any payment can issue. This application was also randomly selected for an on farm inspection. 75% Payment in respect of 2011 totalling €3,146.36 issued to the applicant on 15 December 2011. There are outstanding issues to be resolved arising from this on farm inspection and any balancing payment due to the person named will issue following the satisfactory resolution of these issues.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 537: 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. [15261/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted an application for entitlements under Category B of the 2011 National Reserve. Category B caters for new entrants to farming who commenced farming since 15 May 2009. A New Entrant is defined as a farmer who did not pursue any agricultural activity in his/her own name or at his/her own risk in the five years immediately preceding the commencement of the new agricultural activity.

The application was deemed ineligible as the person named had commenced farming prior to 15 May 2009. According to Departmental records he has been a registered herdowner since 12 July 2006. The person named was notified in writing of this decision on 24 August 2011 and was given an opportunity to appeal. To date no appeal has been received. The person named submitted an application for 2011 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes which was received in my Department on 13 May 2011. The person named has no Single Payment Entitlements therefore no payment is due under the Single Payment Scheme. The person named does not qualify for the 2011 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme as he did not submit the minimum threshold of 3 hectares of land on his application.