Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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732. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57072/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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EU Regulations governing the administration of Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (e.g. satellite inspections), are completed before any payments issue. The 2021 application of the person named was selected for a remote sensing eligibility inspection.

The application of the person named is currently being processed. The inspection results, along with any queries identified will be communicated to him as soon as they are available. Any payments due to the applicant will issue as soon as this process is complete.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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733. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme or GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57082/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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A key priority for my Department is the efficient issuing of scheme payments to farmers. I am very pleased that GLAS 2021 payments commenced a week ahead of our stated target of mid-November.

Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. GLAS payments are continuing to issue on a weekly basis as applications pass validation checks and are approved for payment.

In relation to a greening payment, a satellite inspection is in progress. When this is processed, payment in this case can issue.