Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the circumstances (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the loss of 15 entitlements on a 2014 single farm payment, when compared to the previous year, and if, in view of these circumstances, the land owner can appeal the surrender of these entitlements to the National Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5923/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a copy of a 2014 Consolidation Application on 23rd January 2015. Upon review my officials established that the supporting certificate of postage was in respect of the 2014 Single Payment Scheme application, received in my Department on 24th April 2014. As my Department has no record of having received a 2014 Consolidation application on or prior to the closing date of 15th May 2014, a letter issued informing the person named of the rejection of this application.

As the person named did not renew a lease of land he consequently did not draw down full payment on all of his 43.28 entitlements under the 2014 scheme year. This land reduction did not, however, give rise to a loss of entitlements to the National Reserve and has no impact on the calculation of his entitlements under the new scheme.

The calculation of a person’s entitlements under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme is based on the entitlements owned by the herd owner under the 2014 scheme year, as well as any payment received under the Grassland Sheep Scheme. Therefore while the person named held 43.28 entitlements and only claimed 33.60 hectares my Department will establish his value (going forward) based on the 43.28 entitlements.