Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 December 2015
88. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme and the young farmer scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44351/15]
View answerThe above named is approved in GLAS with a contract start date of 1 October 2015. GLA S applicants with a GLAS contract start date of 1 October 2015 are entitled to a 2015 part-year payment in respect of 2015 eligible actions and covering the three month period 1 October 2015-31 December 2015. It is intended that these 2015 part-year payments will commence later this month.
The person named submitted applications for the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. Processing of National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme applications, which involves administrative and on farm checks and verification of land details submitted under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application is well advanced. These checks are required under EU Regulations. When all checks have been completed and processing of applications has been finalised, my Department will correspond directly with each applicant to advise them of the outcome of their application. Payments to successful applicants under the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme will commence in the week beginning 14 December.
