Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8320/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 1 April 2015.

Under the 2015 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. Payment under the ANC scheme has not issued in this case as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not satisfied the scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the Agricultural Adviser of the person named and advised him of the outstanding issues. I understand that further documentation in relation to this issue is now to be forwarded to my Department. The application will be reviewed further on receipt of this documentation.