584 Mr. Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of the farm waste management grant will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [15026/06]

The application by the above named person for grant aid under the farm waste management scheme received on 7 October 2004 is currently being processed within my Department following completion of the works concerned. Further documentation requested from the applicant has recently been received and is being examined. If it is established that the completed investment works meet all the requirements of the scheme, payment will issue as soon as possible to the applicant.

585 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork was approved for single farm payment; the reason for the delay in issuing payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15027/06]

The person named submitted an application for the transfer of entitlements by way of private contract clause under the single payment scheme. The application of the person named was successful and payment will issue shortly.

586 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of the EU single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [15028/06]

An application under the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2005. Under EU legislation, to draw down the full single payment, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. The person named had established 51.65 entitlements, to which a further 26.10 entitlements were added, following the acceptance of his private contract clause application. However, as the person named only declared 51.65 hectares on his 2005 single payment application, the payment, which is due to issue shortly, will be in respect of 51.65 entitlements. As the entitlements transferred in under the private contract clause facility are of a higher value, these will be paid in full, with the balance of the payment comprising 25.55 of the original entitlements.

587 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will approve a grant application under the farm development grant scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [15029/06]

The person concerned is an applicant under the farm waste management scheme. It is a fundamental requirement of the scheme that aid will not be granted where work is commenced before written approval has been conveyed by the Department. Evidence of such commencement was forwarded to the applicant by Department letter of 13 March 2006 which also raised certain other matters relating to the specifications of the materials actually used. To date, however, a formal reply has not been received from the applicant. No payment can be made by my Department until these outstanding issues are resolved.

588 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the full transfer of entitlements by way of private contract clause has not been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the further reason the standard entitlements of €14,918.98 has not been credited to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15030/06]

The person named submitted an application form for consideration in respect of the transfer of entitlements by way of private contract clause. Following processing of his application the applicant was notified that his application was successful, and payment issued on 29 March 2006. Under the provisions of the EU regulations, it is only possible to transfer the number of entitlements equivalent to the number of hectares leased.

As the number of entitlements held by the lessor was greater than the number that could be transferred with the hectares leased, he continues to hold entitlements following the processing of the private contract clause application.

These entitlements can now be transferred by way of gift to the lessee; the appropriate form has been issued to the parties involved for completion. When the completed application form is submitted to my Department, it will be processed without delay and the person named will be informed of the decision.

589 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork was approved for single farm payment; the reasons for the delay in issuing payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15199/06]

The person named submitted applications for consideration in respect of the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. During the processing of his applications the applicant was notified that while he qualified under both measures, the inheritance measure was more financially beneficial.

Following completion of the transfer of entitlements by way of inheritance from both transferors, the person named had 38.34 single payment entitlements. Payment in respect of the 36.65 single payment entitlements utilised by the applicant will issue shortly.