Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the single payment entitlement will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [36918/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 28 April 2005 and payments under the scheme are scheduled to commence on 1 December 2005.

The person named also submitted an application under category C of the single payment scheme national reserve which caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, sold their milk quota into the milk quota restructuring scheme and converted their enterprise to a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and-or arable aid schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000-02.

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 Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 336: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the special beef premia outstanding from 2004 will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [36919/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted two applications under the 2004 special beef premium scheme, in respect of a total of 43 animals. The first application, in respect of 31 animals for first age premium, was received on 28 May 2004 and the second application, in respect of 12 animals for second age premium was received on 20 December 2004. However, at the request of the person named, the latter application was processed as received on 29 December 2004.

Under the relevant EU regulations governing the special beef premium scheme, each member state is subject to a regional beef quota limit. This quota was breached in 2004 and as a result first age and bull premium applicants were subject to a quota cut of 25.46% while second age premium applicants were subject to a 16.84% quota cut. The second age premium was supplemented by a payment from the Exchequer resulting in a final quota cut of 11.38% for those applicants. Only applicants with in excess of 25 animals were subject to this quota cut.

As the person named applied on 43 eligible animals under the 2004 special beef premium scheme, it was appropriate to apply a quota cut on all animals. The application of the quota cut resulted in 33.70 animals being eligible for payment; full payment in respect of these animals has issued to the person named, the final balances having issued on 7 October 2005.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when REP scheme payment for 2005 will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [36920/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Necessary details about the holding submitted for REPS in this case, confirming both the area under wind turbines and the area of turbary, were received in my Department yesterday, 28 November. These areas will now be subtracted from the area for REPS payment. A planner-environmentalist is also required to state the stocking density on the remaining area in the plan or a reason for a nil stocking density if such is the case. Following receipt of this information there will be no delay in processing the application.