Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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348. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a single payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15286/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named requested the acceptance of a late application for the 2011 Single Payment Scheme on 19th October 2011 following the breakdown of a lease agreement for his lands. This request and subsequent appeals were rejected by my Department because it was evident from the documentation supplied that the person named did not comply with the terms and conditions of the Scheme. These terms and conditions state “To claim the direct payment under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme, all of the hectares of land declared by you to support your claim (owned, rented-in and leased-in) must be subject to an agricultural activity by you for a period that includes 31 May 2011”. A transfer of entitlements form, in connection with the aforementioned lease, was received from the person named on 16th May 2011. This transfer of entitlements form and a 2012 Single Payment Scheme application received on 12th April 2012 with no land parcels declared have led to difficulties issuing payments for 2012 and subsequent years.

An Official from my Department wrote to the Solicitor acting on behalf of the person named on 10th April 2015 outlining the actions required by the person named to facilitate payments from 2012 onwards. To date, no further contact has been made with my Department by the person named. An official from my Department will contact the person named again directly in an attempt to conclude all outstanding matters in this case in a timely manner.