Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in persons (details supplied) receiving the young farmer top up payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9911/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The persons named submitted an application to my Department under the Young Farmers Scheme, with the second named person as the young farmer.  My Department is currently finalising the necessary administrative and on-farm checks in relation to this application and it is expected it will be completed shortly.

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving the young farmer top up payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9912/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted an application to my Department under the 2017 National Reserve and also under the Young Farmers Scheme.  My Department has written to the person named on a number of occasions, most recently on 20^thFebruary 2018, requesting additional information required to further process these applications.  To date the person named has not replied to this correspondence.  Once the requested information has been provided by the person named his applications can be finalised.