Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1608: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action that should be taken to have all of the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo registered in the name of another person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30818/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The herdnumber quoted is registered in the sole name of the first person named. An application was received on the 3rd of April 2006 requesting the Transfer of 7.86 standard entitlements by way of sale with land from the Representatives of the deceased to the first person named.

The total number of entitlements available for transfer was 6.17 valued at €195.28 each. An official from my Department wrote to the first person named and the Representatives of the deceased in 2006, 2007 and again in 2008 outlining the number of entitlements available for transfer and requesting written confirmation in respect of the number of entitlements to be transferred.

The requested confirmation was received on the 15th May 2008 and the application was fully processed. EU Regulations governing the transfer of Single Payment entitlements provide that the Member State may apply a claw-back in respect of entitlements sold with or without land in order to replenish the National Reserve.

This transfer application was subject to a claw-back rate of 5%, which resulted in the transfer of entitlements being reduced by 0.31 entitlements. The number of entitlements subsequently transferred to the first person named was 5.86 valued at €195.28 each giving a total value of €1,144.34. A letter outlining the transfer details and level of claw-back, issued to the first person named and the Representatives of the deceased on 17th July 2008.