John Browne
Ceist:199 Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an area aid application will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [20842/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 25 April 2012
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Freagraí scríofa
The position with regard to this case is as outlined in reply to a question from the Deputy on 18 April 2011.
The person named does not hold any single payment entitlements. He applied to transfer 24.58 entitlements by way of lease from another farmer under the 2011 single payment scheme. EU Regulations governing the scheme provide that entitlements may only be leased if accompanied by an equivalent number of hectares of eligible land. The transfer of entitlements application was rejected as the person named did not declare any land or submit a single payment application form in 2011. He was notified of this decision on 28th September 2011.