Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
1533 Deputy P. J. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an application for entitlements from the national reserve will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when he will respond to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29647/08]
View answerThe person named applied for consideration for an allocation under the New Entrant category of the National Reserve.
The new entrant category caters for farmers who have purchased, inherited or leased/rented land and who fulfil additional criteria including off-farm and farming income and farming qualifications.
As the person named did not submit sufficient information in order to process her application my Department wrote to her requesting the outstanding documentation. This documentation was received on 4 September 2008 and the case has now been finalised. The person named has been deemed successful for an allocation from the National Reserve and a formal letter outlining the allocation has issued to her.
