Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if payment will be made of all monies due to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in relation to single payment; the details of all their payments to be paid in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23856/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named has 24.03 Single Payment entitlements. An eligible hectare of land must be declared for each entitlement held to receive maximum payment. The person declared 22.58 hectares of eligible land on his 2005 Single Payment application and was paid on 22.58 entitlements.

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 issued to the person named and my Department's records indicate that an appeal was submitted by him on 9 May 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 927 appeals.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 381: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the national reserve application for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has been examined; and the position regarding this application. [23863/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category B.

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 2000-2002. Investments can include purchase or long term lease of land, purchase of suckler and/or ewe quota or other investments.

The Regulations governing the Single Payment Scheme provide that checks must be made to ensure that an allocation from the National Reserve, to an applicant who has already benefited under other measures associated with the Single Payment Scheme, does not result in double benefit. An applicant may only benefit from the measure that is most beneficial. The person named has already benefited from another measure (New Entrant during the reference period). Each such case has to be examined individually to see which measure is the most beneficial. My Department is currently examining all such cases and will write to the person named as soon the examination is completed.