Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 453: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow for the single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34291/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named applied for an allocation of entitlements from the single payment scheme national reserve under category A, which caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May 2005 and who had leased out his or her holding to a third party during the reference period 2000-2002.

The person named also submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the national reserve under category B, which caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premiums or arable aid schemes was payable during the reference period 2000 to 2002.

The position is that over 23,000 applications for an allocation of entitlements from the national reserve were received when account is taken of farmers who applied under more than one category. Processing of these applications is continuing and the intention is to make allocations to successful applicants early in 2006. The Department will be in touch with individual applicants as soon as their applications are fully processed.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 454: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Galway is eligible to inherit entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34304/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named has submitted applications in respect of both the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. His application as a new entrant was not eligible as he farmed in all three of the 2000 to 2002 reference years. However, the person named was eligible in respect of the inheritance application and the inherited entitlements have been transferred to him.