Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
1415. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if the amount of single farm payment being made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38729/12]
View answerThe person named submitted an application under the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme on 30th November 2005, to inherit the entitlements established by his late father. Following examination of this application, my Department requested the person named to forward a copy of his late father’s will. Despite numerous requests from my Department, the person named failed to submit the relevant documentation. Subsequently, on 26th July 2006 my Department rejected the Inheritance application from the person named as the requested documentation was not submitted to my Department.
We have since established that the person named was actually farming the land following the death of his father and in these circumstances we will make arrangements to review the Single Payment entitlements for the person named. My Department will write to the person named as soon as possible.
