223 Mr. Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if payment of single farm payment scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [13778/06]

An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2005. The person named had established special condition entitlements during the reference period. Special condition entitlements were established where applicants under the livestock premium schemes during the reference period were not obliged to submit an area aid application. As advised in the terms and conditions of the scheme, farmers who were allocated special condition entitlements could convert these to standard entitlements by farming and declaring a sufficient number of hectares in 2005. However the person named did not declare any land on his 2005 application form. I have asked my officials to make contact with him to establish his situation on eligibility for the 2005 scheme and to advise him as regards his 2006 application.

224 Mr. Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if full payment of single farm payment scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [13791/06]

The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 13 May 2005. He also benefited from the transfer of entitlements by way of private contract clause. Payment amounting to €6,813.23 issued to the applicant on 29 December 2005.

An application for the consolidation of entitlements under the single payment scheme was received on 2 March 2006. Officials from the Department of Agriculture and Food have explained the current position in detail to the applicant's agricultural consultant and are awaiting instructions from the person in question as to whether he wishes to proceed with his consolidation application.