In the 2005 Scheme year the person named submitted an application under the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme to inherit the entitlements established by his late wife. Following a successful Force Majeure application, these 69.06 entitlements had a gross unit value of €244.42 each giving a total value of €16,879.65 and were established utilising the alternative reference period 1997-1999.
The person named also submitted an application under the Consolidation measure of the 2005 Single Payment Scheme as he only inherited 49.73ha. This application was unnecessary as Under EU Regulations, the total Single Payment amount will, on transfer by way of inheritance, be divided by the number of hectares inherited. This resulted in the person named receiving 49.73 entitlements at a gross unit value of €339.43 each giving a total value of €16,879.65.
The person named submitted an application under the Consolidation measure of the 2011 Single Payment on 13 May 2011. The rules governing Consolidation require that an applicant must retain a number of hectares at least equal to 50% the original number of entitlements established — in this case 69.06ha. The land declared by the person named on the 2011 Single Payment application was 26.60 hectares which is less than 50% of the 69.06 entitlements originally granted. The application for Consolidation was therefore rejected.
The person named has recently submitted an application to appeal this decision to the Agriculture Appeals Office. A formal letter setting out their decision will issue to the person named within the coming weeks.