Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will have their single farm payment issued; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2661/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted applications for consideration in respect of the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his new entrant application, the person named was notified that his application was unsuccessful, as he claimed no premia in the reference years 2000-02.

However, his application requesting the inheritance measure to transfer entitlements as a result of receiving lands by way of gift was successful. The necessary transfer has been completed and the person named has received payment amounting to €4,637.12. The remaining balance of €2,582.57 will issue to the person named shortly.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in issuing a person (details supplied) with their single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2663/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The application under the 2005 single payment scheme for the person named has been fully processed and payment has issued.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the regions within which the national reserve allocation under the single farm payment is calculated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2672/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that when making allocations from the national reserve under the non-mandatory categories — new entrants and, in Ireland's case, certain hill sheep farmers with commonage land — the allocation must not have the effect of increasing the value of existing entitlements above the regional average value. Where new entitlements are being allocated from the reserve in such cases the value must not exceed the regional average value. I will make an announcement on what constitutes the regional average in the near future.