Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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701. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23478/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment / Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 18 May 2015. While the holding of the person named was subject to a Remote Sensing inspection this did not result in any area reductions being applied to the payment due under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme. Payments due under this scheme issued to the bank account of the person named on 10 November 2015, 1 December 2016 and 24 June 2016.

Following processing it was identified that the holding of the person named did not meet the ANC eligibility requirements as outlined in the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. The person named unsuccessfully appealed this decision to my Department. A subsequent appeal is currently being considered by the Agriculture Appeals Office. The person named will be directly notified of the outcome of this appeal as soon as a decision is reached.