Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 562: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the outcome of an application for extra suckler quota from the national reserve for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [14580/06]

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 payment scheme national reserve under category B which 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 2000-02. Investments can include purchase or long-term lease of land, purchase of suckler and-or ewe quota or other investments.

The person named did not apply to the national reserve for allocation of entitlements based on suckler cow quota purchased. He did apply on the basis that he purchased land and made other investments related to production capacity.

A formal letter of decision outlining my Department's position in relation to the national reserve has issued to the person named and if he is dissatisfied with this decision he now has the opportunity to appeal the decision to the independent appeals committee. An appeals application form is available from any of my Department's offices or on the Department website at www.agriculture.gov.ie.