Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2018
506. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an areas of natural constraint, ANC, payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43716/18]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 20th February 2018. 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 processed and the person named was notified of the initial findings on 18th October 2018. The notification issued outlines the options available at this stage, namely to accept the findings or to submit comments to my Department for consideration. On completion of this process, the inspection outcome will be finalised and any payments due will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named as soon as possible.
