Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she will issue allocations under the national reserve for the single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2678/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that more than 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 at the earliest opportunity. My Department will be in touch with individual applicants as soon as their applications are fully processed when formal letters setting out my Department's decision will be issued.

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a decision will be made on the single payment scheme 2005 national reserve allocation of entitlements for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2681/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category D. Category D caters for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but who received no direct payments in respect of that scheme year. In addition the farmer must have either purchased or inherited land. The position is that more than 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 at the earliest opportunity. My Department will be in touch with individual applicants as soon as their applications are fully processed when formal letters setting out my Department's decision will be issued.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason no single farm payment has been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; the reason same has not been awarded even though it has been applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2703/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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In January 2005 the ownership details of the herd number quoted were transferred to the second person named above. However, the SPS application submitted in May 2005 was signed by the first named person resulting in a need to transfer the single payment entitlements from that person to the second person named. A SPS 10 application form was received in my Department on 19 January 2006 and has now been processed. Arrangements are being put in place to transfer the entitlements and issue the single payment shortly.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason no REP scheme payment has been made to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; the reason same has not been awarded even though it has been applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2704/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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No payment is due to the REPS participant as she indicated that she wished to terminate her REPS contract and retire from farming. Her daughter's application has been processed and payment will issue shortly.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the decision not to accept a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as a [i]force majeure[/i] case could be reviewed in view of their circumstances during the reference years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2707/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application, on 28 October 2004, for consideration of his circumstances under the second tranche of the force majeure-exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment scheme. Having assessed the application the single payment entitlements unit informed the person named that the circumstances outlined did not fulfil the force majeure criteria laid down in Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003. Furthermore, no payments issued under the premia and arable aid schemes, except a minimal amount of slaughter premium, during the reference period 2000-02 and none during the earlier reference period 1997-99. There are no provisions under the force majeure measure that permit the allocation of any additional entitlements regardless of the circumstances.

However, the person named was advised to submit applications under the new entrant-inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. During the processing of his new entrant application, it was established that he was not eligible under this measure because he did not establish entitlements in his own right in the reference years 2000-02. However, the application for the transfer of entitlements by way of inheritance was successful and he was notified that inherited entitlements were transferred to him. A single payment amounting to €256.58 was paid to the applicant on 1 December 2005. The outstanding amount of €1,281.00 due to the person named in respect of the dairy premium is scheduled to issue to him shortly.