448 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford. [3853/07]

The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 25th April 2006.

During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official from my Department to request further documentation. Further documentation was received and the application has now been fully processed. An application under the Consolidation measure was also submitted on 12th May 2006. This application is being processed and payment will issue shortly.