Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 July 2020
539. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received single farm payment entitlements since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17348/20]
View answerThe Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) came into effect in 2015 as part of the new Common Agricultural Policy. The precursor to BPS was the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) which commenced in 2005 and came to an end on 31st December 2014. All SPS entitlements held expired on that date and new BPS entitlements were allocated under to eligible farmers.
In order to receive a set of BPS entitlements, there were a number of requirements which had to be met, one of which was to submit a Basic Payment Scheme application form detailing all the lands that they were being farmed. This application had to be submitted on or before the closing date of 15 May 2015.
A BPS application form was sent to the person named on 3 March 2015 for completion. According to the Department’s records, the person named did not submit a BPS application in the 2015 scheme year and therefore did not establish any BPS entitlements to qualify for a payment.
