Dinny McGinley
Question:155 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when 1998 and 1999 cattle and sheep headage payments will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [11951/00]
Written Answers. - Departmental Grants.
The person named submitted a 1998 area aid application that included a parcel of land in respect of which a dual claim was determined. My Department contacted the herdowner to clarify the matter some time ago, but so far no response has been received. No payments can issue until this matter has been resolved.
As stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 24 February 2000, the person named claimed a total of 19.54 hectares on his 1999 area aid application. Following processing of his application an area of 13.80 hectares was determined. This represents a difference of 5.74 hectares or 42% between the area claimed and that determined.
Under Article 9 of EU Regulation 3887-92, when the difference is over 20%, a 100% penalty must be applied. Therefore, in this case as the overclaim is greater than 20%, no area aid related payments can issue in respect of 1999.