Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 December 2012
90. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54665/12]
View answerIn order to comply with EU requirements, the applicant was one of a number selected for a cross compliance inspection which took place on 20th April 2012. The inspection recorded breaches relating to both cattle and sheep animal identification and registration requirements. As a result, a penalty of 5% arises. The person named was notified of this decision on 8th of May 2012 and of the right to seek a review. To date, no such request has been received. However this option remains open should the person concerned wish to exercise it. In addition, in this case, issues arose relating to the eligibility of areas declared during processing of the application. These have now been resolved and processing of the application has recently been finalised. Payment, taking account of the above cross-compliance penalty, will shortly issue to the nominated bank account.
