Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 January 2016
191. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of agricultural payments to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2883/16]
View answerThe person named did not submit an application for the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. Therefore, no payments are due at this juncture. However, the Deputy contacted the Department recently to outline the circumstances encountered by the person named in 2015. The Deputy was advised on 8 January 2016 to arrange the submission of a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application with the relevant medical documentation confirming the circumstances outlined. On receipt of this documentation, the Department will examine the case to establish whether the application can be accepted at this stage on grounds of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
