Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 April 2015
100. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 12 February 2015, the statutory instrument that forms the scheme's terms and conditions, referred to in the reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13675/15]
View answerThe Single Payment Scheme, which was replaced by the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015, is a fully funded EU Scheme. The requirements for this Scheme were laid down in EU Regulations, which are directly applicable in each Member State. The relevant Regulations governing the Single Payment Scheme were Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 and Commission Regulation 1122/2009.
