Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 314: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a decision has been made on the application for entitlements for the national reserve for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [36342/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named applied 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 premia and-or arable aid schemes would have been 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.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 315: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a decision will be made on all applications for entitlements under the national reserve; and the number of applications which have been processed to date in 2005 on a county basis. [36343/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that some 17,500 farmers submitted applications to the national reserve but when account is taken of the number of farmers who applied under two or more categories over 23,000 files have to be processed. The following table sets out the number of farmers per county who applied under national reserve, some of whom applied under more that one category.

While much work has been done in processing the vast majority of the applications, none of the applications has yet been processed to finality with national reserve allocations attributed. Some 14% of the applications received are still under query with the farmers concerned as my Department has sought additional information in support of their applications. Processing of all applications is continuing and the intention is to make allocations to successful applicants early in 2006.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 316: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the single payment entitlement of €8,516 to a person (details supplied) in County Galway is to be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36430/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named received entitlements by way of inheritance. Some of the inherited entitlements were established on rented land and as this land is no longer available to the person named, the full value of the entitlements established will be applied to the inherited land. A supplementary payment will issue to the person named which will enable him to benefit from the full value of the inherited entitlements.

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 317: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when area aid payment will be released for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36431/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the single payment scheme and disadvantaged areas scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2005. Payment in the amount of €2,470.86 in respect of the disadvantaged areas scheme issued to the person named on 17 November 2005. Payment to eligible applicants under the single payment scheme are due to commence on 1 December 2005.

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when area aid single payment will be released for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36432/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The application for the single farm payment received from the above named herd owner has now been fully processed and is clear for payment. The first single payment scheme payment run is scheduled to commence on 1 December.