The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2006 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category A. Category A caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May, 2005 and who had leased out his/her holding to a third party during the reference period 2000 to 2002. My Department has requested further documentation with regard to processing this application. When this documentation is received my Department will process this case further.
In addition the person named has already received an allocation from the 2005 National Reserve under Category B(ii) investment in suckler quota. Therefore, it should be noted that the rules governing the single payment scheme stipulate that an applicant who is found to be eligible under another category in the Reserve in another year may only receive an allocation of entitlements under whichever category is most beneficial.
A formal letter outlining my Department's decision on the 2006 National Reserve will issue to the person named as soon as his application has been fully processed.