Written answers

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Photo of Pat DeeringPat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not qualify for a single farm payment since inheriting a 30 acre farm in 2014. [44202/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In order to be eligible for an automatic allocation of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme, a farmer must have been eligible to receive a direct payment under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme. The person named commenced farming under the herd as supplied in September 2014 and prior to this he held a separate herd number from 12 June 2012 until 31 August 2014.  He did not hold payment entitlements under either of these herd numbers.  As no Single Payment Scheme application was submitted by the person named in 2013 he does not hold an automatic allocation right for payment entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme.

My Department has no record of having received an application to transfer payment entitlements or to transfer a payment entitlement allocation right by inheritance to the person named.

The person named has submitted applications under the 'young farmer' category of the 2017 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme.  My Department has requested the submission of additional documentation required to further process his applications. Once the relevant documentation has been received processing of the applications will be finalised and the person named will be notified in writing regarding his eligibility under these schemes.

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