Dara Calleary
Question:82. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [3347/16]
View answerWednesday, 27 January 2016
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An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Schemes was received from the person named on 26 May, 2015. In relation to the ANC scheme, the application has been processed and payment has issued to the person named.
In relation to the Basic Payment Scheme, the person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values by gift. This application was processed and the person named received the first instalment of 70% of his Basic Payment Scheme payment on 20 October 2015 and the second instalment of 27% on 1 December 2015. The final 3% instalment will be issued in April 2016.
The person named also submitted applications under the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. These applications are currently being processed, which involves administrative checks and verification of land details submitted under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application. These checks are required under the EU Regulations pertaining to the scheme. Once these checks have been finalised the person named will be notified in writing of the outcome with a view to payment shortly thereafter.