Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2013

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Questions (556)

John McGuinness

Question:

556. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a Department official will call on a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to resolve a dispute between the landowner and his Department in relation to the measurement of a plot of land being claimed for under the agri-environment option scheme 1 in view of the fact that the farmer has had it professionally measured as 0.540 ha. and his Department has measured it as 0.45 ha.; and if he will expedite a response. [22891/13]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

As part of an inspection initiated on the 11th of October 2011, the parcel in question was reduced from a claimed area of 0.5 hectare to a found area of 0.45 hectares.

This decision was notified to the person named on the 4th of January 2012. He was also advised of his right to seek a review of the decision and of his right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office. To date, no such application has been received. However, these options remain open to the applicant.