Coveney urged to ensure protection of leased single farm payments
Once the existing CAP ends this year, the EU is proposing that entitlements leased out under a private contract lease clause will be lost both to the owner and the active farmer claiming them, unless the owner had claimed one or more entitlements in their own right in 2013.
“The failure by the department to resolve this situation in Brussels and issue clear guidance is causing major upheaval in the land and entitlement leasing market,” said Liam Dunne.
