452. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the areas of natural constraints scheme and the basic payment scheme; when it will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38012/15]

An application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 21 May 2015. Processing of the application is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date.

My Department also received a 2015 Transfer of Allocation Right and Reference Value application to transfer the Reference Value by way of gift of holding from another herd number to the person named. This application has been processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme will issue in the coming days.