Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 203: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress to date on the appeal of the 2005 single payment scheme national reserve by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [32151/06]

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 Categories A and B.

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 to 2002. The person named has been deemed successful under this Category.

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 person named applied under Category B(i) in relation to purchased/leased land and has been deemed unsuccessful as the land involved was inherited and inherited land is not eligible under this category. He also applied under Category B(ii) for the purchase of suckler quota and B(iv) for other investments and was deemed successful under both categories. A formal letter setting out my Department's decision and relevant payment due has issued to the person named.

It should be noted however that the rules governing the single payment scheme stipulate that an applicant who is found to be eligible under more than one category in the Reserve may only receive an allocation of entitlements under whichever category is most beneficial to him/her.

As Category B was more beneficial an allocation under this Category has been applied.

The person named submitted an appeal and the Independent Single Payment Appeals Committee will carry out a full review of the case and will correspond directly with him following the outcome of their review.