Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received payments under the single payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme for 2013 and 2014 and to date in 2015. [17026/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named did not receive a direct payment in 2013 under the Single Farm Payment scheme as he did not submit a 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Area’s scheme application.

An application under the 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Area’s scheme was received from the person named on 7 May 2014, however, no land parcels were declared on the application. In order to draw down payment in respect of Single Farm Payment entitlements, you must have an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement.

To date, no appeal has been received in respect of scheme years 2013 or 2014. An official from my Department will be in direct contact with the person named to clarify the position.

The closing date for the 2015 Basic Payment scheme is 29 May 2015.