Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 May 2015
207. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick, who commenced farming in October 2013, will be entitled to entitlements under the Scottish derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19579/15]
View answerThe provision known as the Scottish Derogation makes available entitlements to those persons who never held entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme and who actively produced an agricultural product in the beef, dairying, sheep or arable sectors. Such production must have been in place on the 15 May 2013.
I can confirm that the person named never held entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme. However, based on the information provided, I note that his herdnumber was allocated in October 2013 and he commenced his farming at that time. If this is the case, the person named does not meet the production criterion and therefore would not be eligible under this provision.
