Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 377: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the 2005 national reserve application for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been processed; and if all their payments have issued. [17864/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named had applied under Category D of the 2005 National Reserve that catered for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but did not received any direct payments in respect of that scheme year. The person named was deemed ineligible under this category as he had received his herdnumber in September 2001.

However as outlined in my previous reply to the Deputy on 2 April 2008 my Department had agreed to review the 2005 National Reserve application submitted by the person named. My Department wrote to the person named on 1 April 2008 requesting additional information in relation to his on farm and off-farm income; farming qualifications; birth certificate and copy of Deed of Transfer that was required to fully process his application. The person named did not reply and my Department issued a reminder letter to him on 21 April 2008.

My Department received the required information on 29 April 2008 and has now processed the National Reserve application. A letter outlining details of the allocation has issued to the person named and payment due will issue shortly.