Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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582. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19148/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named lodged an application under the Basic Payment Scheme on 13 May 2016. At the time of application he was waiting on a herd number to be granted to him. The application was lodged by his agent using a reference number.

A herd number was assigned to the person named on 16 May 2016 and another application was lodged on that date. This, in effect, created a dual claim on the land in question, albeit two claims from the same person. The preliminary check introduced by my Department this year revealed this dual claim error between these two applications. This matter has now been resolved and the application is no longer in error.