The original entitlements of the person named under the single payment scheme amounted to €17,046.91 but this figure increased to €26,660.47 when the decoupled dairy premium was allocated to him. Payment was issued to the applicant on 1 December 2005.
An application was also submitted in this case for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category B. Category B caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and/or arable aid schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000 to 2002.
The position is that over 23,000 applications for an allocation of entitlements from the national reserve were received when account is taken of farmers who applied under more than one category. Processing of these applications is continuing and the intention is to make allocations to successful applicants at the earliest opportunity. My Department will be in touch with the individual applicants as soon as their applications are fully processed. Formal letters setting out my Department's decision will be issued in the near future.