522 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) is experiencing a delay in the processing of their application for single payment [38601/10]

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 16 April 2010. Payments under the Single Payment Scheme commenced on 18 October, with an advance payment of 50% issuing in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application required digitisation, immediately this process is complete and provided no further errors are identified, the payment due in respect of the Single Payment Scheme will issue to the person named.

523 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) is experiencing a delay in the processing of their application for single payment [38602/10]

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 7 May 2010. The application has been fully processed and payment will issue shortly.

524 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the financial assistance schemes available to farmers in 2007, 2008 and 2009; the amount allocated to these schemes by the Exchequer and from the EU; the amount paid out under these schemes by the Exchequer and through the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38613/10]

Due to the volume of the information requested by the Deputy, it was not possible to provide it in the required time. I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.