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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 October 2013

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Questions (175)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

175. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme or area aid payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43919/13]

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Written answers

The person named held a herd number jointly with his mother and they submitted applications to my Department under both the Single Payment Scheme and the Disadvantaged Scheme for 2013. The mother of the person named passed away after the submission of these applications.

As part of the payment for the Disadvantaged Area Scheme is due to the estate of the deceased herd owner, testamentary documents will be required before payment can be released.

A Transfer of Entitlements application was received on 31 July 2013, from the person named requesting the transfer of 37.89 Single Farm Payment entitlements from the joint herd number held with his late mother into his sole name. As this transfer was by way of inheritance, it was also necessary to request testamentary documentation in support of this transfer. Under the Will of the deceased, other persons are the rightful beneficiaries of the Single Payment entitlements. Therefore, before the requested transfer can be completed, these persons must indicate their intention, if they so wish, to waive their rights in favour of the person named.

Furthermore, as the herd number was transferred into the sole name of the person named after the submission of a joint Single Payment Scheme application, it was necessary to request the Executors of the Will of the deceased to agree to undertake all the responsibilities associated with the Single Payment Scheme.

Officials from my Department are in contact with the person named regarding these outstanding matters.

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