Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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218. 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. [43518/15]

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 8 April 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue.

The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing 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.

The person named submitted a Force Majeure application under the 2015 Basic payment scheme. This application did not include the required documentation to fully process the case and a query letter issued to the person named on the 9November 2015. Upon receipt of the information requested in this letter processing of the force majeure application will be finalised and a decision letter will issue accordingly.

Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43520/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Schemes was received from the person named on 21 May, 2015. Under the 2015 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to occupy and farm at their own risk a minimum of 3 hectares of eligible forage land. Unfortunately the person named has not met the above requirements and thus cannot be considered for payment.

Processing of the Basic Payment Scheme application has been finalised with payment due to issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.