Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the ongoing delay in final payment under the single payment scheme, issuing to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [9459/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

The first person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 9 May 2005. The ownership details of the herd number changed on 17 July 2002. A proportion of the entitlements were established in the name of the previous owners. A transfer of entitlements form was received in my Department on 18 January 2006. The entitlements established in the names of the previous owners of the herd number have now been transferred to the first person named. A payment issued on 1 December 2005 amounting to €6,366.20 in respect of the entitlements established by the person named. A supplementary payment of €4,536.17 was issued to the person named on 26 January 2006.

My Department has carried out a review of this case and has now definitively established the final number of entitlements due to the applicant as a result of the transfer. Arrangements have been made to issue a balancing payment in the amount of €10,892.26 as soon as possible

Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding an application under the national reserve (details supplied). [9560/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category B. Category B 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. Investments can include purchase or long-term lease of land, purchase of suckler and-or ewe quota or other investments.

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 at the earliest opportunity. My Department will be in touch with individual applicants as soon as their applications are fully processed. Formal letters setting out my Department's decision will be issued.