Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single payment for 2015 to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46002/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named established 222.76 Entitlement Allocation Rights under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme. The value of these entitlements is €37,079.33. The person named formed a registered farm partnership with third parties, and submitted an application on behalf of the farm partnership under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme.

A farm partnership is a legal business arrangement where two or more individuals come together combining their respective resources to achieve mutual benefits. Members of a farm partnership who own individual sets of entitlements receive a combined payment. It is therefore incumbent that my Department identifies and ensures that entitlements held are licensed for use in the partnership. Consequently, should the partnership dissolve the entitlements can return to the relevant owners. M y Department has established a robust procedure to ensure the implementation and integrity of this identification process.

An official from my Department has contacted the person named confirming that the application and identification process in respect of this application is now fully processed. Payment will issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the Farm Partnership.