Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2018
181. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined with a view to increasing their farm payments and qualifying them under the last reference year. [26066/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named was allocated entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015 (the number of entitlements from the land declared in 2013 or 2015, with value calculated from the payments received in 2014). This allocation of entitlements carried out at that time was the same that applied to all eligible farmers in accordance with Regulation (EU) 1307 of 2013. The payment entitlements allocated to the person named have had the convergence mechanism applied which will see their value rise to at least 60% of the national average in 2019 (minimum of €110).
