Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farm is sold with its entitlements 113 acres sold with 47 entitlements, 83 acres of this is planted and the remaining 28 acres is sold to a third party; if the entire entitlements will be consolidated on to the portion that was sold and be claimed on the 28 acres, if he will clarify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48513/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Farmers who satisfy certain conditions are eligible to apply to have their entitlements consolidated. The reduction in the number of hectares must have arisen because of one or more of the following circumstances: the acquisition of land by a public authority under a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for non-agriculture; lands leased in/ rented in during all or part of the reference period (2000-2002) where the lease /rental agreement has expired or will expire and the land parcels in question are no longer available.

However, a farmer who acquires entitlements and land by way of purchase/lease is not eligible to consolidate the purchased/leased entitlements.