Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21402/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as transferee. The 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application was submitted under the herd number shown prior to the herd number being changed into the name of the person named. For this reason my Department has been unable to fully process this application to facilitate payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. Processing of this application is now underway and arrangements are being made to finalise the case for payment shortly.

The person named also submitted an application under the 2015 Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. Once the Basic Payment Scheme application has been finalised, payment due under the Young Farmers’ Scheme will issue shortly thereafter.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21405/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named is an applicant under the ‘Scottish Derogation’ measure of the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme.

Under EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment Scheme, processing of applications involves administrative and on-farm checks and verification of land details submitted. The person named had submitted a late Single Payment Scheme application in 2013 which deemed him ineligible to qualify under ‘Scottish Derogation’. Following appeal the late penalty has recently been waived and the person named has now been deemed eligible to qualify under the scheme. The person named will be notified of this decision shortly.

The person named also submitted an application under the 2015 Young Farmers’ Scheme to my Department. Once the Basic Payment Scheme application has been finalised, payment due under the Young Farmers’ Scheme will issue shortly thereafter.