Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3137/16]

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 13 April 2015. Processing of the application under both schemes is complete and payments have issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3148/16]

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 29 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 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection. This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area between 3% and 20%. Under the Terms and Conditions of these schemes, this resulted in the 2015 payments being based on the found area having been reduced by double the difference between the area found and the area declared. The person named was notified of this decision on 7 December 2015.

The person named has appealed this decision and this request is currently being examined. The person named will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of this review, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the final balance of the overall payment due has issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the 2015 basic payment scheme and the greening scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3157/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 28 May 2015. Processing of the application is complete and payment has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Under the regulations governing the Basic Payment Scheme, the final 3% of the payment will not issue until after all entitlements have been definitively allocated under the scheme at the end of March, 2016.