Written answers
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility
Tom Barry (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who is currently subject to a contract under the rural environment protection scheme transfers ownership of land to a son, whether that person will be deemed to have broken the contract, or whether the contract will continue in place with the new farmer. [8803/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In a situation such as this, a contract can be transferred to a son provided the son is willing to continue the contract to its natural end. However, the son must hold a herd number in his own right and would also have to submit a new acceptable REPS plan to the local Office. If the new plan was deemed acceptable to the Department then the contract would be allowed to continue under the son.
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