Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2013
553. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal made in writing in March 2012, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork on receipt of documentation from his Department following an inspection in July 2011 on their lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25131/13]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2009 and received payments for the first three years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. These checks have been completed for 2012 and the Year 4 75% payment amounting to €6,234.60 issued for payment on 10 December 2012. The remaining 25% balancing payment amounting to €2,078.20 issued for payment on 18 December 2012.
Following an Inspection in July 2011 a 30% penalty was applied to the 2011 payment due to evidence of damage to habitats and discrepancies with record sheets. The person named was informed of this decision on 30 March 2012. My Department has no record of having received an appeal in respect of this decision from the person named.
