Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2017
535. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received any payments in 2016 in respect of the BPS, basic payment scheme, ANC scheme, areas of natural constraint scheme, and GLAS, green low carbon agri-environment scheme; the steps he will take to ensure the person receives a payment without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2840/17]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2016 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint schemes application on 9 May 2016. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue.
The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing eligibility inspection.
Processing of this inspection necessitated the verification of the position on the ground by means of a field visit. This field visit has been completed and the results are currently being processed to finalisation.
Officials in my Department are prioritising this case with the intention of issuing any payments due to the nominated bank account of the person named as soon as possible.
