John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) has not yet issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18023/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment Scheme provide that all farmers who were eligible to receive a direct payment greater than €100 in 2013 (Single Payment, Grassland Sheep Scheme, Burren Life Scheme, Beef Data Scheme) have an automatic allocation right under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015.

The person named submitted a 2014 Transfer of Entitlements application seeking the transfer of 20.33 Single Payment Scheme entitlements by gift as transferee. This application was fully processed and the entitlements were transferred to the person named. As neither the transferor of the entitlements in 2014 nor the person named had received a direct payment in 2013 no allocation right had been established under the Basic Payment Scheme. The 201 3 Single Payment Scheme entitlements expired on 31^stDecember 2014.