358 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 7 October 2010, if he received an application for the farm improvement grant in respect of a person (details supplied); the procedures in place at this time for recording applications received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42501/10]

An application for grant-aid under the Farm Improvement Scheme relating to the herd number referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 26 October 2007.

As the Deputy will be aware, there was insufficient funding available to process all applications received under the Scheme and this application could not be processed due to this absence of funding. For the purposes of the Scheme, applications were recorded according to the date on which they were received by my Department.

359 Deputy John O’Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive payment in respect of the single farm payment, area based compensation and suckler welfare payment for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42493/10]

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 02 May 2010. On processing the application an over-claim was identified on one of the parcels listed, which was recently resolved, on foot of which the advance of the Single Payment will issue in the coming days, as will payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. Balancing payments under the Single Payment Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing as and from 1 December. The person named registered 14 animals under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Errors have been identified with three of the animals and a letter has issued to the applicant seeking clarification. When the position has been clarified and everything found to be in order, payment can then be issued.