Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the sheep technology payment scheme and the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5811/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Sheep Technology Adoption Programme was a three year programme for 2013, 2014 and 2015. The person named submitted a valid application and was subsequently paid in full for 2013 and 2014. In the absence of confirmation that the person named had completed all required tasks for 2015, payment was not authorised. The required confirmation has now been received and accordingly payment for 2015 will issue shortly.

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 eligible for a 2015 part-year payment in respect of 2015 eligible actions, covering the three month period 1 October 2015 - 31 December 2015. My Department received a request to withdraw a parcel approved for the Low Input Permanent Pasture action and this has delayed the processing of the payment. In light of the changed situation the application must be re-assessed and payment entitlement recalculated before payment can issue.