Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 1165: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a field officer will inspect works for a slatted unit for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28572/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The above-named person is an applicant for grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A Department official recently visited the applicant's farm and approval to commence the investment works will be issued by my Department shortly.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1166: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be given additional entitlements from the national reserve; the decision which has been made on their application. [28576/06]

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.

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.

This application under Category B has been deemed successful and a formal letter setting out my Department's decision has issued to the person named. If he is dissatisfied with my Department's decision in relation to the National Reserve, he now has the opportunity to appeal this decision to the Independent Payment Appeals Committee. An appeals applicationform is available from any of my Department'soffices or on the Department website atwww.agriculture.gov.ie.