Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 1370: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not been successful in their application for entitlements from the national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2039/07]

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 D. At the time of application to the National Reserve the person named did not have a herd number. 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. Category D caters for farmers who inherited or purchased land and 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.

In order to fully process the National Reserve aspect, additional information is required and my Department has written to the person named requesting this information. Upon receipt of this information a decision will be made and a formal letter outlining my Department's decision and relevant payment due, if any, will issue to the person named. In addition the person named also submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2006 National Reserve Single Payment Scheme under Category B (New Entrant).

The position is that processing of the 2006 National Reserve applications will commence shortly and a formal letter outlining my Department's decision will issue to the person named as soon as his application has been processed.