Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 368: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has received their entitlements from the national reserve, following submission of certain additional information as requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23542/06]

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 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. My Department requested additional information from the applicant, but there is no record of this information having been received in my Department. On receipt of the additional information requested this case will be examined and a formal letter setting out my Department's decision will issue to the person named. If she is dissatisfied with my Department's decision in relation to the National Reserve, she then 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 website at www.agriculture.gov.ie.