Michael Ring
Question:86 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive 1999 sheep and cattle headage. [10277/00]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The person named has recently furnished the outstanding proof of commonage to the area aid unit and her area aid application has now been processed. The person named claimed a total of 79.14 hectares on her 1999 area aid application. An area of 79.04 hectares has been determined. This represents a difference of 0.10 hectares or 0.13% between the area claimed and that determined.
Under Article 9 of EU Regulation 3887/92, no penalty is applied when the difference is less than 3%. Therefore in this case no penalty is applied, leaving the area for payment purposes at 79.04 hectares. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.