Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 April 2016
158. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing payment under the basic payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7281/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named established 33.27 Entitlement Allocation Rights under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme with a total value of these entitlements is €3,215.97 including the Greening payment. The person named formed a registered farm partnership with another party, and submitted an application on behalf of the farm partnership under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme.
A farm partnership is a legal business arrangement where two or more individuals come together combining their respective resources to achieve mutual benefits. Members of a farm partnership who own individual sets of entitlements receive a combined payment. It is therefore incumbent on my Department to identify and ensure that entitlements held are licensed for use in the partnership. Consequently, should the partnership dissolve the entitlements return to the relevant owners.
The total entitlement value including greening established under the registered Farm Partnership is €11,044.97 and 97% payment has issued to date. Balancing payment will issue when all cases are finalised.
A Private Contract Clause application to transfer of leased entitlements to the partnership was also received. Processing of this application has recently been finalised, and payment will issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the Farm Partnership concerned.
