Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 663: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if an appeal will be opened on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in respect of their refusal under category D of the 2005 single payment scheme national reserve. [12239/08]

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 D. Category D catered for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but who did not receive direct payments in respect of that scheme year. As the person named received his herdnumber on 24 September 2001 he was not deemed eligible for this category. The person named subsequently submitted an unsuccessful appeal against my Department's decision.

However, the case has now been reviewed and since the person named only became the registered owner of a herdnumber late in 2001 and did not receive any direct payments in 2002, my Department accepts that he can be regarded as a New Entrant to farming. The 2005 National Reserve application from the person named will now be processed and all payments due will issue shortly.