Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo may expect to have their disadvantaged area payment processed; the reasons for this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8719/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Under 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, applicants’ holdings were required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. Current data confirms that the holding of the person named has not as yet satisfied either the seven month minimum requirement or the twelve-month average. Therefore, unfortunately, no payment is due to the person named under the 2013 Scheme. However, should the person named be satisfied that his holding did satisfy these requirements in 2013, then he is free to appeal this decision, in writing. Any such appeal should be supported by evidence of the stock concerned.