Dara Calleary
Question:306. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1101/15]
View answerWednesday, 14 January 2015
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The person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 20 April 2014. Payment has not yet issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements. While a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare calculated over the calendar year is required, there is continued recognition of applicants, whose holding cannot meet this requirement due to the impact of Agri-Environment measures. The holding of the person named is not meeting the required 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare and to date has not been identified as meeting the lower stocking density as outlined in the current Agri-Environment plan in place on the holding.
Immediately the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these requirements, the case will be further processed with a view to payment issuing to the person named at the earliest possible date thereafter, provided all other Scheme requirements have been satisfied.