Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 October 2018
228. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when advance areas of natural constraint and basic scheme payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40169/18]
View answerAn application under the 2018 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was received from the person named on 26 March 2018.
Under 2018 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme, all eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. Stocking density can be satisfied by cattle, sheep, goats, deer and equines.
While the holding of the person named has been confirmed as having satisfied the seven month retention period, it has not as yet satisfied the annual average requirement. Cases such as this are reviewed regularly and as soon as it is confirmed that this applicant has met these requirements, the case will be further processed, with a view to payment issuing at the earliest possible date thereafter, provided all other Scheme requirements have been satisfied.
