Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an areas of natural constraint, ANC, payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43716/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on   20th February 2018. 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 initial findings on  18th October 2018.  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, the inspection outcome will be finalised and any payments due will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named as soon as possible.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an areas of natural constraint, ANC, payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43719/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on the 15th May 2018. 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 inspection. This inspection identified over-declarations in area of between 3% and 10% of the area claimed. This resulted in the area determined being reduced by 0.75 times the difference between the area claimed and area determined, as required under the governing EU regulations. A letter detailing the initial inspection findings issued to the person named on 2nd of October 2018.  Based on my Department's records no acknowledgement of receipt of or comments were submitted on the inspection findings. Therefore the inspection findings have been processed to finalisation and a letter detailing the final outcome issued on 19th October 2018. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of the inspection they can request a review of this decision within 28 days of the date of this letter.

Payment due under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme is now being processed based on the outcome of the inspection and will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.