Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 461: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a landowner's nephew (details supplied) in County Galway was deemed ineligible under the national reserve; if there is flexibility in the rules where the young farmer is not a son or daughter. [20462/06]

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 A. 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/her holding to a third party during the reference period 2000 — 2002. The rules governing Category A of the National Reserve do not state that the applicant must be related to the farmer he has inherited or received the land from. A formal letter outlining my Department's decision in relation to the National Reserve issued to the person named.

My Department's records indicate that an appeal submitted by the person named was received on 28 April 2006. The Independent Payment Appeals Committee will carry out a full review of the case and will correspond directly with the person named following the outcome of their review. It should be noted that to date the National Reserve section of my Department has received 802 appeals.