National reserve entitlements

Dozer1

Just wondering has anyone successfully applied for entitlements from the national reserve?

Got the farm transferred this year along with low value entitlements ,just wondering if I'm able to apply to the reserve for higher value ones?
I've printed out the helpsheet and application form for the 2010 scheme and I tick nearly all of the boxes for the category B type ones.

I was looking into buying or renting some more land that probably doesn't have any entitlements so just wondering where I stood.

I know similar questions have been asked before and that the scheme isn't until May next year again but would like to be able to have a plan for what land I'll rent in the next few years and anything extra from the cheque in the post would help.

Shauny2010

I got them a few years ago. I didn't have any to start with and I was renting the farm until I bought it. I got an entitlement for every hectare i was farming but the amount is low, 265 Euro. they said that that was the average amount in the country ( I couldn't argue as beggars cant be choosers!!)

JohnBoy

We've applied this year as new entrants. who knows how we'll get on, they came back looking for clarification on one issue and thats all we've heard so far.

The value that they're giving in 2010 is the DED* average, or €5000, whichever is less.

*District Electoral Division, generally your townland, or maybe a few neighbouring townlands, depending on size.

galwayhillbilly

Any results on national reserve, we tick all the boxes and are applying this year did ye get any?

JohnBoy

We're seemingly in a pile on someones desk somewhere.

I'm half considering buying some entitlements, but not sure what the national reserve will do, so cant do anything, what if they give me some entitlements and I buy some, and end up with more than I can use.

galwayhillbilly

JohnBoy wrote: »

We're seemingly in a pile on someones desk somewhere.

Any update? we got asked for further info a few weeks ago so glad to see application is still alive. Would like to know what hoops need to be jumped through before you actually get them.

k mac

I applied a few years ago and no joy.My reps planner told me he never heard of anybody ever getting anything from the national reserve they always come up with some excuse .

JohnBoy

Wow, we must be the exception so.

Applied in may 2010 and got them 11.5 months later.

we had a few low value entitlements and got another 11-1200 worth of them.

we only had one request for further info, very early on the required some statement of non paye income. it took a while to find someone in the tax office to write us a letter stating that we didnt have a statement of non paye income (not the correct name for it, but I cant remember) as we didnt have any non paye income.


after that we heard nothing, anytime we rang we were in a pile on someones desk, and stop ringing us. the one day out of the blue we get a lodgement in the farm account!

ki

I got about 2K from the National Reserve in 2006-7.
The only further info they wanted at the time was an extra Tax Clearance Cert as the first one expired.

Dazzler88

JohnBoy wrote: »

Wow, we must be the exception so.

Applied in may 2010 and got them 11.5 months later.

we had a few low value entitlements and got another 11-1200 worth of them

Can anyone apply?We have low value entitlements,would it be worth sending in an application and seeing what happens.

JohnBoy

There are conditions you have to meet to qualify.

The 2011 application form is here
http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/formsdownloads/nationalreserve/2011NationalReserveApplicationForm.doc