The person named 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.
A formal letter setting out my Department's decision issued to the person named and my Department's records indicate that an appeal was submitted by the person named. The Independent Payment Appeals Committee will carry out a full review of the case and will correspond directly with the person named following the outcome of their review.
It should be noted that to date the National Reserve section of my Department has received 943 appeals.