Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a single payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15816/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2005. However, payment could not issue as the herd number registration details were changed on 16 April 2005, with the addition of the son of the person named. To allow payment of the entitlements established in the sole name of the person named to issue in the joint names of the person named and his son, it was necessary that an appropriate transfer be effected. This has now been completed and payment will issue shortly.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15817/06]

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.

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

My Department has been contacted on behalf of the person named and has agreed to also have the application assessed under category A and category B. Category A caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May 2005 and who had leased out his or her holding to a third party during the reference period 2000-02.

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 2000-02. Investments can include purchase or long-term lease of land, purchase of suckler and-or ewe quota or other investments. My Department has requested that documentary evidence supporting an application under category A and category B be provided. On receipt of this evidence my Department will consider eligibility under these categories.