Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 May 2016
41. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give consideration to entitlements for a person (details supplied) under the national reserve scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9342/16]
View answerAccording to records held by my Department, the person named received 9.90 Basic Payment Scheme entitlements in 2015 under the Basic Payment Scheme.
The 2015 National Reserve opened for application on the 5th January 2015 for priority categories of ‘young farmer’ and ‘new entrant’. In order to be eligible as a ‘young farmer’ applicants had to be setting up an agricultural holding for the first time or have set up such a holding during the five years preceding the first submission of the Basic Payment Scheme application. Applicants also had to fulfil criteria in relation to education and off-farm income. Applicants to the ‘new entrant’ category had to fulfil similar criteria and must have commenced agricultural activity in 2013 or any later year. The closing date for applications to the 2015 National Reserve was 31st March 2015.
The person named did not submit any application under the 2015 National Reserve.
