An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas' Scheme was received from the person named on the 15th May 2008.
This application was selected for a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. During the inspection discrepancies were found in relation to parcels Y16520034, Y16520056, Y16520022, Y16520023, Y16520025, Y17001029, Y17002018, Y17002037, Y17107024 and Y17107031. As a result of these discrepancies, the claimed area for the Single Payment Scheme of 56.52 ha was reduced to 54.27 ha. As the total area found is not sufficient to support the number of entitlements held, penalties will be applied as per the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. In this case the number entitlements held by the person named is 56.22. As the difference between the area declared and the area found is more than 3%, under EU Regulations, the difference between the area found and the area claimed is doubled and deducted from the area found. As a result, the area put forward for payment under the Single Payment Scheme was 50.37 ha.
For the Disadvantaged Areas' Scheme, the area declared of 38.20 ha was reduced to 36.03 ha as deductions were made on parcels Y16520022, Y16520023, Y16520025, Y16520034, Y16520056, Y17001029, Y17002017, Y17002018, Y17002037, Y17002039, Y17005040, Y17107024 and Y17107031. This left a shortfall of 2.17 ha which resulted in 6.02% of an over claim.
A formal decision issued to the person named on the 29th September 2008 that advised him of his right to seek a review of the decision within 21 days to the District Inspector.
The person named sought a review and on the 28th November 2008 the District Inspector issued a decision upholding the original findings of the inspection.
The person named was advised of his right to appeal this decision to the Director of the Agriculture Appeals Office, Kilminchy Court, Portlaoise, Co Laois. No appeal has been lodged to date.