Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 738: 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 Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26531/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named has not applied under the Single Payment Scheme until this year. An application under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from him on 15 May 2012. The processing of over 130,000 applications received by my Department under the Single Payment Scheme and other area based schemes is on-going.

As stated on page 45 of the Terms & Conditions which govern the Single Payment Scheme for 2012 "Under EU Regulations, payments under the Single Payment Scheme are due to commence on 01 December 2012". In order to receive payment under the Single Payment scheme it is a requirement to hold entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme and to declare one eligible hectare of land for each Single Payment entitlement held. As of the time of application the person named has no Single Payment entitlements registered against his herd number. An official from my Department will contact the person named to explain in detail the procedures involved in making a claim under the Single Payment Scheme.