The persons named submitted a Single Payment Scheme application on 11 May 2005 under herd number G2321032. They had established 153.72 entitlements under this herd number and having processed the application a payment in the amount €48,964.95 in respect of 134.59 entitlements issued on 16 December 2005. This payment represented the 134.59 eligible hectares declared on their 2005 Single Payment Scheme application.
An application to consolidate the 153.72 entitlements down to 134.59 entitlements under herd number G 2321032 was processed and a supplementary payment in the amount of €6,959.74 in respect of the 134.59 consolidated entitlements issued on 19 January 2006.
An application to transfer entitlements from herd number X 1170800 to herd number G 2321032 was received on 9 February 2006. These entitlements have now been transferred to herd number G 2321032 and the payment in respect of these entitlements will issue in the coming days.
The persons named also submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the Single Payment 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- 2002. Investments can include purchase or long-term lease of land, purchase of suckler and/or ewe quota or other investments.
This case has been processed to completion and the persons named have now been granted an allocation. The National Reserve allocation has been applied to the consolidated entitlements. A formal letter setting out the details of this allocation will issue shortly.
If the persons named are dissatisfied with my Department's decision they will have the opportunity to appeal the decision to the Independent Appeals Committee. An appeals application is available from any of my Department's offices or on the Department website at www.agriculture.gov.ie.