Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47919/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 10 May 2017. 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 completed and the results processed to finalisation. A minor area over-declaration was identified during the inspection process and this resulted in the payment due under the Basic Payment Scheme being reduced to the area determined by the inspection. The person named was notified of the final inspection outcome by letter of 13 November and of their right to seek a review of this decision if they are dissatisfied with the inspection outcome.

The payment due under the Basic Payment Scheme is now issuing to the nominated bank account of the person named.

The first instalment of the 2016 AEOS payment due was issued on 31/10/17 and the balancing payment due was issued on 6/11/17.