Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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418. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the young farmers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1474/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Payments under the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme commenced in mid-December 2015 and as publicised at that time these payments will continue into January/February 2016. To date some 53% of eligible applicants under both the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme have received payment.

My Department will continue to prioritise the payment of eligible cases under the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme to ensure that payment is made as soon as possible. Where my Department has contacted an applicant seeking further information or documentation to further process their application, I would encourage these applicants to engage with my Department to ensure that their application can be finalised. Applicants can use the dedicated e-mail address of to contact the processing section directly regarding information relating to their application.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1480/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department received a 2015 Private Contract Clause application from the above named herd owner as lessee under the application. There is an outstanding issue with regard to the lessor under this application. My Department is working to resolve this issue with a view to processing this application for payment as soon as possible. The person named also submitted an application to my Department under the Young Farmers Scheme.  Once the Private Contract Clause application has been fully processed the application to the Young Farmers Scheme will be processed with a view to payment issuing as soon as possible thereafter.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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420. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1481/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment (BPS)/Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) was received from the person named on 26 May 2015. An official from my department has been in contact with the person named with a view to finalising his application for payment.

The person named also submitted an application under the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department.  Once payment under the Basic Payment Scheme has been made, the application to the Young Farmers Scheme will be processed with a view to payment issuing as soon as possible thereafter.