Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payments will be made under the national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12024/06]

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers awaiting payment under the national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12023/06]

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in issuing the single farm payment under the national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12019/06]

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in issuing entitlements under the national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12021/06]

Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the national reserve will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12020/06]

Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the allocation of entitlements under the national reserve; when she intends to issue the entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12040/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 64, 73, 80, 118, 120 and 123 together.

The position is that 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. While much work has been done in processing the vast majority of the applications, none of the applications have yet been processed to finality with national reserve allocations attributed. Some 11% 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 within the next two weeks. I will make a formal announcement, in due course, setting out the various criteria for allocating entitlements.