264. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46056/15]

The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department to transfer allocations and values by change of registration of herd number. As the Basic Payment Scheme application for the person named had been submitted before the herd number was changed into joint names, held by the person named and the person who formerly held it solely, it was necessary for the person named to submit a Declaration of Undertaking form. This form has now been received by my Department, the application has been fully processed and payment will issue as soon as possible.