Eamon Scanlon
Ceist:81. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the 2015 basic payment scheme. [8899/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 4 May 2016
Ceisteanna (81)
Freagraí scríofa
The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 18 November 2015. The late application penalty was not applied in this case as application related correspondence had been received by the Department within the application period.
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 was finalised and payment due under the 2015 Basic Payment scheme issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 4 February 2016.
Payment due under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme is now being processed and will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.