Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2015
219. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person in County Galway (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme, the areas of natural constraint scheme and the agri-environment options scheme 3 for 2015; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41434/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme /Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 17 April 2015. In relation to the Basic Payments Scheme, the person named has not established any entitlements and thus no payment is due under this Scheme.
Under the 2015 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. Payment under the ANC scheme has not issued in this case as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not satisfied the scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named to advise him of the outstanding issues. I understand that further documentation in relation to this issue is now to be forwarded to the Department. On receipt of this documentation, the application will be further reviewed.
It is expected that AEOS payments for the 2015 scheme year will commence towards the end of November for those cases where there are no outstanding issues on foot of administrative checks and inspections. Under the EU Regulations governing the scheme a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue.
