Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1177: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding an application for entitlements under the single payment national reserve for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29067/06]

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.

The application under Category B has been deemed to be successful and a formal letter setting out my Department's decision has issued to the person named. If she is dissatisfied with my Department's decision in relation to the National Reserve, she 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 website at

www.agriculture.gov.ie.

Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 1178: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the date on which Coillte Teoranta reimbursed the Government for the grant aid intended for farmers claimed by Coillte Teoranta, which was clawed back by the European Commission. [29078/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The question of whether Coillte should reimburse monies paid to them under the EU afforestation scheme stems from a decision by the European Court of Justice on the status of the company. The matter is under consideration within my Department and a decision will be made shortly.