Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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352. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in regard to an area aid payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11566/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under 2014 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 8 April 2014. Processing of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application has recently been completed with payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 11 February 2015.

Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers under the special designated areas scheme have had their payments or other entitlements under the single payments scheme adversely impacted upon or if they have been penalised because of the designation of their lands. [11567/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Payments under the Single Payment Scheme were made to applicants, who held payment entitlements under that Scheme. In order to benefit from payment under that Scheme, an applicant had to declare an eligible hectare for each payment entitlement held. An eligible hectare must have all of the ineligible areas and features excluded and must have an agricultural activity carried out on it. The same provisions apply to all land declared for payment under the Scheme irrespective of whether the land is designated or not. Therefore, a farmer who declares designated land, which is eligible for payment and on which he or she is carrying out an agricultural activity, will receive payment under the Basic Payment Scheme in the normal fashion. The Basic Payment Scheme replaced the Single Payment Scheme in 2015.

Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the single payment scheme, to designated areas, by county, from 2008 to 2014. [11569/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The amounts by county, paid to all beneficiaries under the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (DAS), who declared at least one Natura parcel for the period from 2008 to 2014 are outlined in the following tabular statements.