Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a farmer (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payments under the single payment scheme and the areas of natural constraints scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38125/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under Basic Payments Scheme and the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2015. Processing of these applications has recently been finalised and payments due under both schemes will issue shortly.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38137/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes was received from the person named on 14 May 2015. Processing of the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application has been finalised and payment issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 22 September 2015. Processing of the Basic Payment Scheme application of the person named has been finalised with payment issuing directly to their nominated bank account. An application under the 2015 Young Farmers Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2015. Processing of Young Farmers Scheme applications is underway which involves administrative and on farm checks and verification of land details submitted under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application. These checks are required under EU Regulations. In cases where additional information is required, the Department will correspond directly with the applicant concerned.

When all checks have been completed and processing of applications has been finalised, the Department will correspond directly with each applicant to advise them of the outcome of their application. Payments to successful applicants under the Young Farmers Scheme will commence early in December 2015.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that a payment under the single payment scheme due to a person (details supplied) in County Longford is immediately paid, as all the appropriate transfer documents have been submitted, and as this payment is urgently required by the new applicant farmer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38158/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department received a 2015 Private Contract Clause application from the person named. There were some issues that required to be clarified regarding the transfer form and an official from my Department has been in contact with the person named to resolve these. Once resolved, processing of the application will be finalised and payment will issue shortly thereafter. An application to the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme was received from the person named on the 26th March 2015. Processing of these applications is underway which involves administrative and on farm checks and verification of land details submitted under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application. These checks are required under EU Regulations. In cases where additional information is required, the Department will correspond directly with the applicant concerned.

When all checks have been completed and processing of applications has been finalised, the Department will correspond directly with each applicant to advise them of the outcome of their application.

Payments to successful applicants under the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme will commence early in December 2015.