253 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare failed to receive an allocation for the 2005 national reserve in view of the fact that €11 was returned unused. [36803/06]

The person named applied 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.

The person named applied under the investment category in respect of the construction of a slatted shed and while his application was initially refused it has since been reviewed following the receipt of further information and now has been deemed to be successful. A formal letter outlining my Department's decision has issued to the person named and payment will issue shortly.

While over €16m has been allocated from the 2005 National Reserve and allocations are continuing, the payments are still ongoing and the total expenditure under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve has thus yet to be finalised.