Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2016
413. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) in County Mayo have not received payment under the single farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/16]
View answerThe persons named submitted applications under the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme and applications under the Transfer of Entitlements measure of the Basic Payment Scheme. EU Regulations pertaining to the scheme require that applications are subject to certain administrative and/or on farm checks to determine eligibility under the scheme. All checks have now been completed and applications relating to the person named are now fully processed. Payment under the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme has issued on 6th December, 2016.
