Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2015
276. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the basic payments scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41783/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 8 April 2015.
Payment under Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme has not issued to the person named, at this stage, as the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements.
Under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints 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. The above named became eligible for the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme on the 6 May 2015 and must hold the required amount of livestock units (2.45 livestock units) until 7 December 2015. When the holding is deemed to have met this requirement, payment will issue at the earliest date.
The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application form on 8 April 2015. As they had leased out their land and entitlements in the 2013 Scheme year they were not eligible to receive a direct payment in 2013 and therefore did not qualify for an automatic allocation right of Basic Payment Scheme entitlements under the new CAP reform.
The person named submitted an application to have their entitlement situation reviewed. This review is currently being processed. My Department wrote to the person named on 9 November to request additional information to support their Review application. On receipt of this information the review application will be finalised and the person named will be notified accordingly.
