Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 319: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received increased entitlements from the national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28525/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2006 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category A. Category A caters for farmers who inherit, lease or receive land free of charge or for a nominal amount from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May, 2005 and where the land was leased out by the original owner during the reference period 2000 to 2002.

The person named has been deemed unsuccessful under this category as the land on which the application was based was leased out by the applicant during the reference period 2000 to 2002 and not by the original owner as required by the conditions governing the National Reserve. A letter outlining my Department's decision issued to the person named on the 7th June, 2007.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 320: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason entitlements were not transferred to persons (details supplied) in County Galway when they purchased a farm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28526/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application was received on 4 May 2007 from the persons named requesting a transfer of entitlements from a third party. As the transfer application was incomplete, a copy of the application was returned to the third party for completion with a request that a copy of the Sale Agreement be also forwarded. These were subsequently received. A further letter was issued to the persons named requesting the completion of essential details on the application form and the provision of documentary evidence to substantiate their claim to the 'new entrant' status.

It was also indicated that the persons named had failed to submit a Single Payment Application under the 2007 Scheme year and they were advised to make contact with the Single Payment Section of my Department in Portlaoise in this regard. To date no reply has been received. Once the completed application form to transfer the entitlements is returned along with the relevant documentation, the transfer application will be processed without delay.