Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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532. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will award a 2016 area based payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5577/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 18 March 2016.

Under the 2016 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year.  Payment under the ANC scheme has not issued in this case as the holding concerned has not satisfied the scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements as outlined in the Terms and Conditions of the scheme.

A formal decision on this matter issued to the person named in which he has been advised of the option to avail of a review of this decision via the Agriculture Appeals Office.