334 Deputy Edward O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork and if the application is in order. [46310/10]

An application was received on 10 May 2010 requesting the transfer of 74.55 entitlements from the person named and another person to the current joint registered owners of the herd-number by way of lease for one year.

The lease/rent of entitlements is only permitted if accompanied by the lease/rent of an equal or greater number of net hectares of eligible land. In this case the net number of eligible hectares (57.48) is less than the number of entitlements that form part of the requested transfer (74.55). A letter has issued to both parties requesting clarification and further instruction regarding their intentions.

A second transfer application was received relating to the transfer of 23.36 entitlements that are presently held by the person named and another person under a lease that expires in 2018. The parties involved in the present lease need to agree the early termination of this lease and the reversion of the entitlements to their owner before the entitlements can be transferred on to a third party. Letters to this effect have issued to the parties concerned.