Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27957/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2016. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payment will issue to the nominated bank account shortly.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27958/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 28 March 2016. Processing of the application identified that the holding of the person named has not as yet met the stocking requirements as per the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. On completion of this requirement, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27965/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 20 April 2016. Processing of the application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27966/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2016 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 20 April 2016. Following processing a dual claim was disclosed in respect of one land parcel declared on this application. The person named responded to my Department's preliminary notification stating that he had the right to declare this parcel. My Department has requested further information from the person named in support of his claim to this parcel. As soon as this information is received, the application can be further processed.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27967/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2016. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payment will issue to the nominated bank account shortly.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27968/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 1 April 2016. Processing of the application identified that the holding of the person named has not as yet met the stocking requirements as per the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. On completion of this requirement, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the Areas of Natural Constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27969/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 4 April 2016. Payment under the Scheme has not issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements.  

Under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme, flock owners are requested to comply with EU Regulation 21/2004 and return an annual count of the numbers of sheep on their holding via the annual sheep census. The December 2015 Sheep Census was required to be returned to the Department by an initial closing date of 29 January 2016. This date was extended to 16 May 2016 for the purpose of Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme. Examination of department records confirms that this sheep census was not return until 19 May 2016.

As the census in respect of the person named was not received before the closing date of the scheme, unfortunately this case cannot be considered for payment under the 2016 Area of Natural Constraints Scheme.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27970/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 21 April 2016. Processing of the application identified that the holding of the person named has not as yet met the stocking requirements as per the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. On completion of this requirement, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date.