Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8347/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. The application of the person named was also selected for an on-farm inspection which took place on 2 September 2015. During this inspection non-compliances with the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme were noted in relation to the Natura/Non Natura Commonages and Species Rich Grassland actions. The application has now been processed on the basis of the inspection findings. 85% of the payment due in respect of the 2015 Scheme year issued on 20 April 2016 and it is expected that the remaining 15% will issue shortly.