Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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390. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) was to set out their land and associated entitlements for ten years due to force majeure circumstances the entitlements will revert back to their children when same come of age and take ownership of the farm in the future; if the passing of entitlements from farmer to children in such circumstances will be safeguarded with impending Common Agricultural Policy 2020 negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23214/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment Scheme 2015 to 2019 provide for various methods of transfer of entitlements including long term leasing. The Regulations also provide for the application of Force Majeure under certain circumstances.

The provisions of the current CAP reform are due to expire in December 2019. It is not possible to predict any issues relating to CAP Reform post 2019.