John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their single farm payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42540/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named in my Department on 11 April 2013.

Single Farm Payment Scheme 50% advance payments will commence on 16 October. Processing of the 2013 application of the person named has recently been finalised and I expect that payment will issue to the person named as soon as possible after that date.

There is no delay in this case as under EU legislation the 16^th October is the earliest date on which advance payments under the Single Payment Scheme may issue.