An application under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2008.
One of the primary provisions of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is that applicants must maintain a minimum stocking density on their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare for at least three consecutive months. However, where the holding of an applicant is identified as potentially not meeting this minimum stocking density requirement, the applicant is invited to submit evidence of satisfactory stocking i.e. Flock Register, Horse passports.
As no satisfactory evidence of stock was received from the person named, no payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is due to him. With regard to the Single Payment scheme, while the person named had established 55.11 entitlements, he only declared 54.69 hectares on his 2008 application form, which was duly processed on that basis. An advance payment of €479.03 issued on 16 October 2008 and the balancing payment, €479.03 issued on 1 December 2008. The person named has received his full Single Payment.