Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 November 2018
243. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if entitlements will be returned to a person (details supplied) under the CAP 2015 regulations as advised by the Office of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47264/18]
View answerThe person named submitted an application under the Review of Entitlements measure of the Basic Payment Scheme. Following examination of this application by my Department it was deemed unsuccessful on the grounds that in order to be eligible for an allocation of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme, a farmer must have been eligible to receive a Direct Payment in 2013 (Single Payment Scheme, Grassland Sheep Scheme, Burren Farming for Conservation Programme, Beef Data Programme) in excess of €100. The person named did not receive a payment in 2013 in excess of €100 and therefore is not eligible for an allocation of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme.
The Ombudsman case referred to by the Deputy was a different case with different circumstances most notably that the farmer in that case had received a Direct Payment in 2013 in excess of €100.00.
