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Agriculture Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2020

Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Questions (806)

Emer Higgins

Question:

806. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the case of a person (details supplied). [34710/20]

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Written answers

The person named owns a number of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and it is an option for them to lease out the entitlements to another herd owner, either with or without land.

As the deadline for applications for the 2020 scheme year has already passed and the named person has received their 2020 payment, the lease could not commence before 1 January 2021. Applications for the leasing of entitlements for 2021 must be made online using their AgFood.ie account and must be submitted before the closing date of 15 May 2021. It should be noted that the named person does not require cattle in order to claim on their entitlements. If they continue to farm the land, declare it on their BPS application and meet all the terms and conditions of the scheme, they can continue to receive payment on their entitlements.

In cases where entitlements are leased out, the onus is on the Transferor/Lessor to ensure that the Transferee/Lessee has sufficient land to activate the transferred entitlements because the lowest value entitlements would automatically revert to the National Reserve if the lessee loses entitlements through under-use. Full details can be found on my Department’s website: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/farmerschemespayments/capentitlementsrelatedinformationandapplicationforms/

Should the named person wish to make direct contact with the Department to discuss this in more detail they can either use the Lo Call number: 0761 064420 or email: transferofentitlements@agriculture.gov.ie .

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