Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 March 2015
89. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo have not yet been transferred to a new owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9580/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department received an application on 24 April 2013 to transfer 2.26 entitlements to the person named by way of sale.
At the time the application was received the entitlements concerned were subject of a long-term lease to another farmer. Therefore, it was not possible to transfer the entitlements to the person named.
The application was rejected and a letter was issued to both parties from my Department on 14 May 2013 advising that the application had been rejected due to the fact that the transferor did not have sufficient entitlements to transfer to the person named.
