Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be issued with headage payments for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40165/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes was received from the person named on 14 April 2015. The person named has claimed on a commonage which has been over-claimed in 2015. Applicants on the commonage have produced various forms of commonage evidence to substantiate their applications. The Department is currently examining all applications and the associated commonage evidence regarding this commonage with a view to payments issuing to the nominated bank accounts of the appropriate herd owners as soon as possible.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme and the area of natural constraints scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40167/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 29 April, 2015. Processing of the application under both schemes has recently been finalised and payment will issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40188/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted an application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraints schemes on 23 April, 2015. Processing of the application under both schemes has recently been finalised and payment will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40189/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 18 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection. This inspection is currently being processed with the intention of issuing any payments due under the Direct Payments Schemes as soon as possible. In the event that any queries arise officials in my Department will be in contact with the person named.