Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not in receipt of single payment entitlements; if they will be allocated entitlements under the 2015 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49083/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was not a participant in the Single payment scheme 2005-2013.Farmers who did not receive a direct payment in 2013 under the Single Payment Scheme, the Grassland Sheep Scheme, the Burren Farming for Conservation Scheme or the Beef Data Programme do not hold an automatic allocation right to receive entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015.

The “Scottish Derogation” allows for the allocation of payment entitlements to persons who never held Single Payment Scheme entitlements, either owned or leased, but who can produce verifiable evidence that they actively farmed in 2013. The terms and conditions of this provision and its application in Member states is currently the subject of discussion with the EU Commission and the outcome is expected shortly.

Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49093/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 7 May 2014. No Single Payment Entitlements are held by the person named therefore no payment is due. Processing of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application has recently been finalised and payment will issue shortly directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.