Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2015
243. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45337/15]
View answerAn application under the Basic Payment Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 8 May 2015.
EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment Scheme provide that a person must be eligible to receive a direct payment greater than €100 under the Single Payment Scheme in 2013 in order to qualify for an automatic allocation right to receive entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme. The person named did not hold entitlements greater than €100 under the 2013 Scheme. She purchased additional entitlements in 2014 however this does not provide her with an allocation right for the new Basic Payment Scheme. My Department will make direct contact with the person named to discuss her case and establish if there are any options available to her to establish an allocation right.
