Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1704. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28622/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (DAS) was received from the person named on 10 April 2014.

Under the Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per hectare for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units  per hectare calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. 

Processing of the 2014 DAS application of the person named identified irregularities in the sheep movement records which my officials were unable to reconcile.  An official from my Department was in direct contact with representatives of the person named on 9 February 2015 and informed them of this finding and of the need to forward an updated flock book and the file would be reviewed. To date this information has not been received.