Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 April 2015
347. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to block the publication of payment details in relation to single payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15249/15]
View answerIn accordance with EU legislation (Regulation EU No: 1306/13) the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is obliged to ensure annual ex-post publication of all of the beneficiaries of CAP funding - both legal and non-legal persons. In accordance with the regulation the Department must, by the 31 May 2015, publish:
- The name of the beneficiary (unless the amount of payment under CAP funds is less than €1,250 in which case the individual will be identified by a code).
- The municipality where the beneficiary is resident.
- The amount of payment corresponding to each measure received by a beneficiary, and
- The nature and description of each measure.
The requirements imposed by an EU Regulation are directly applicable and binding in their entirety on a Member State and the Department does not have any discretion in the matter.
Work on developing the CAP beneficiaries’ database is ongoing in my Department and it is intended that all appropriate information will be published in the required format by the 31 May deadline.
