Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he has yet to complete an application under the natural reserve, the young farmers and the areas of natural constraint schemes and issue payment to a person (details supplied); if he will progress the application as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment and Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 29 May 2015. A number of the parcels declared were commonage land. A number of queries arose during the standard administrative verification checks carried out on all applications by my Department. As part of on-going correspondence additional documentation was recently received and is currently being examined. An official from my Department will be in direct contact with the person named to clarify the position.

The person named submitted two Private Contract Clause applications to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements as transferee. An outstanding issue in one of the Private Contract Clauses has prevented these applications from being processed. The person named has been in contact with my Department had has given an undertaking to resolve the outstanding issue. These applications can now be processed to facilitate payment under the Basic Payment Scheme.

The person named also submitted applications to my Department under the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme. Once the Private Contract Clause applications have been fully processed, the applications under the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme can be finalised with a view to payment shortly thereafter.