Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all farm payments for 2015 have been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3490/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment / Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2015. Processing of the Areas of Natural Constraints application has been finalised . However, payment has not yet issued due to outstanding information required. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named and is currently awaiting Grant of Probate documentation. On receipt of this outstanding documentation, the ANC application will be further processed with a view to payment at the earliest possible date.

Processing of the Basic Payment Scheme application has been completed. Advance payment has issued. However , the Balancing Payment due cannot be made pending clarification of Grant of Probate position.

A representative from the Inheritance Inquiry Unit, which deals with all Department related issues relating to inheritance will be in contact with the person named in the coming days.

Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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143. 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. [3513/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 22 May 2015. Payment under the ANC scheme has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 2 November 2015. The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values by change of registration details to a Company. This application was fully processed and the person named received the first instalment of 70% of his Basic Payment Scheme payment on 28 October and the second instalment of 27% on 7 December 2015. The final 3% instalment will be issued in April 2016.

The person named also submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease to the Company as transferee. An official from my Department has been in touch with the transferor and transferee in this application regarding an issue in relation to a land parcel listed as part of the transfer. Once this issue is resolved the application can be further processed with a view to payment on the entitlements that are the subject of this application issuing as soon as possible.