Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2014
134. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not received any payment under the rural environment protection scheme and single farm payment scheme since 2009. [30432/14]
View answerWhile the person named did submit Single Payment Scheme application forms in 2009 & 2010, they were not assigned a herdnumber until 2011. Applicants of the scheme are required to be the holder of a registered herdnumber or to have applied to the local DVO for a herdnumber on or before May 15th of the scheme year in question. Applications were subsequently submitted for 2011, 2012 & 2013. However, as the person named does not have any entitlements associated with their herdnumber, they are not eligible for payment under the Single Farm Payment Scheme.
My Department has no record of an application having been made under the Rural Environment Protection Scheme for the person named. As such, they would not be eligible for payment under this scheme.
