Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 March 2015
146. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the Scottish derogation in relation to entitlements from the national reserve; if the derogation will be available for farmers who previously held entitlements but had to give them up due to exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12503/15]
View answerThe “Scottish Derogation” allows for the allocation of payment entitlements to persons who never held Single Payment Scheme entitlements, either owned or leased, but who can produce verifiable evidence that they actively farmed in 2013. The Scottish Derogation will be open for applications in early April of this year and the Terms and Conditions of same, including eligibility conditions, will be available at that time.
