246. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of farm payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4292/16]

My Department received a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application and a 2015 Private Contract Clause application from the person named. An official from my Department has been in contact with the person named in relation to the late submission of his Basic Payment Scheme application which has prevented the processing of the transfer applications.