Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the single payment scheme and the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4115/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted an application for the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes which was received in the Department on 21 April 2015. Payment has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named for the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme. The advance payment due under the Basic Payment Scheme has also issued. Further processing of the Basic Payment Scheme application is ongoing with a view to a balancing payment issuing shortly. An Official from my Department will contact the person named directly to provide an update. The person named has been approved under Tranche 1 of GLAS with a contract start date of 1 October 2015. GLAS applicants with a start date of 1 October 2015 are entitled to a 2015 part-year payment covering the three month period 1 October 2015 - 31 December 2015 in respect of certain actions. During the prepayment validation checks on the application of the person named two queries were identified. Department officials are examining these issues with a view to resolving them and moving to process the application for the part-year payment as soon as possible.

Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the young farmers dairy aid scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4116/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In early December I announced details of a direct aid package of €26.4m for the dairy sector. This support payment originates from a package of measures proposed by the EU Commission in response to the significant price deterioration experienced by primary dairy farmers in 2015. A flat rate payment of €1,395 has been paid to the c.18,000 dairy farmers in the country, and an additional top-up will be paid to those recipients who are successful applicants under the Young Farmer Scheme. The person named received the flat rate dairy payment of €1,395 on 22 Dec 2015. If he is a successful applicant under the Young Farmer Scheme he will receive the additional top up in mid-March 2016 when that scheme has been finalised.