Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the terms and conditions of the national reserve and young farmers schemes 2017 with regard to the maximum area eligible for entitlements; the supports that will be in place for young farmers that will exceed the maximum area eligible for entitlements based on the opinion that the eligible area would match that of 2015; if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43040/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Applications under the 2017 National Reserve are currently being processed and payment to successful applicants is scheduled to commence in early December 2017 following the payment of the balancing payments under the Basic Payment Scheme. These balancing payments  are due to commence on 1^stDecember.  The final allocations per applicant under the 2017 National Reserve will not be determined until all applications have been processed and the amount of funding required for all successful applications has been finalised.