Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32578/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2016 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme's application on 15 May 2016. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue.

The application of the person named was selected for a remote sensing eligibility inspection. This inspection has been processed and the person named was notified of the findings on 25 October 2016. The notification issued outlines the options available at this stage, namely to accept the findings or to submit comments to my Department for consideration. On completion of this process, any payments due will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named as soon as possible.