Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the 2015 areas of natural constraint scheme and the 2015 basic payment scheme will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33813/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 29 May 2015. In relation to the Basic Payment Scheme and Greening Payment, I am pleased to confirm that advance payments will commence to issue in Ireland on 16 October 2015, which is the earliest that payments can commence under the governing EU Regulations. In addition, following my direct approach to the EU Agriculture Commissioner, I can confirm that the level of the advance payment is set at 70% for 2015 rather than the normal 50%. The increase in the advance payment for 2015 is, in particular, due to the difficulties encountered in the dairying and pigmeat sectors. Payments under the Basic Payment and Greening Scheme will be made to all applicants, whose applications are fully processed and who have no outstanding errors from 16 October 2015. Processing of the application under the ANC Scheme is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date.