asked the Minister for Agriculture when full payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the EEC Scheme for peas and field beans under EEC Regulations 1431/82, 2036/82 and 3540/85; if the application will be reconsidered in view of the ambiguity in Regulation 3540/85 concerning the deadline for submitting declarations and if he will ensure that payment is made in view of the hardship involved.
Written Answers. - EEC Grant Scheme.
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Because the firm in question did not submit all the necessary information to my Department by a particular date, a penalty on a per diem basis had to be imposed in accordance with the provisions of the relevant EEC regulations. In accordance with these regulations, a certificate allowing payment of the full aid to the compounder can be issued only after the prescribed penalty has been paid.