Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Questions (474)

Martin Ferris

Question:

474. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is in the process of revising the regulations surrounding land eligibility under the basic payment scheme. [16810/16]

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Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

EU regulations governing the Direct Payment Schemes and Rural Development Programme Measures in relation to all aspects of the Basic Payment Scheme including land eligibility are compiled by the European Council, Parliament and Commission, in conjunction with all Member States. Any revision to these regulations is not a matter for an individual Member State.

My Department and I have been and will continue to be fully involved in the process for the compilation and revision of EU regulations.