Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a review of entitlements by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18996/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application in respect of the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) was received from the person named declaring an eligible area of 26.09 hectares.

Subsequently 4.06 ha were afforested and, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the BPS, were subject to eligibility criteria checks.  It was for this reason that this area was initially excluded from the entitlement calculation. Following the completion of the necessary checks the lands afforested by the person named are now deemed eligible. The review of the entitlement position is underway and the person named will be informed of the outcome when completed.