Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford to apply for a single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19551/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The above named herdowner was issued with a guide to the number and value of entitlements he may be allocated under the Basic Payment Scheme 2015 to 2019. The number of entitlements is based on the number of hectares declared by him in 2013 but if he declares less land in 2015, the lesser number will apply. As he did not own any Single Payment Scheme entitlements in 2014, he has no reference value to carry forward to the new scheme. The projected value of the entitlements is therefore starting from zero and converging upwards over the five years of the scheme to a minimum of 60% of the national average unit value. He also received a pack in March 2015 with an application form and maps enclosed along with a copy of the Terms and Conditions applicable under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme. In order to apply under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015 completed application forms should be returned to the Direct Payments Unit, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Old Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laoisor submitted online to the Department no later than mid-night on FRIDAY 29 May 2015. This is the latest date allowed under EU rules and therefore cannot be extended. It is not permitted to submit an application form through a Local Office, or any other office of the Department.

If a pack was not received he should contact Co ordination Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Old Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois to request a reprint.