Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 432: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the 2005 single payment scheme, as they qualify under category B and B(i). [41121/06]

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 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 investment in land and B(ii) in relation to the purchase of suckler quota and has been deemed successful under both measures.

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 (Force Majeure during the reference period) and an allocation from the Reserve would result in double benefit. Therefore, the force majeure has been rescinded in favour of an allocation from the Reserve which is more beneficial. A formal letter of decision together with relevant payment due will issue shortly to the person named.