Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 340: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person is selling their farm and have consolidation entitlements, if those entitlements go to the person who buys the land. [14078/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Consolidated entitlements are granted through the national reserve and except in cases of force majeure, must be used in full by the person who has applied for consolidation for a period of five years following their granting. Otherwise the unused entitlements are returned to the national reserve. The only exception to this rule is where the land and entitlements are transferred by gift or inheritance.

A person with consolidated entitlements who sells the farm and wishes to transfer the entitlements with the land can only do so following the expiry of a five year period following the consolidation of the entitlements.