Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 November 2017
362. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; when this payment will issue; the reason for the delay in payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47769/17]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 3 May 2017. 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. This inspection has been completed and the results are currently being finalised with the intention of issuing any payments due shortly. In the event that any queries arise officials in my Department will be in contact with the person named.
