Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2013
564. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the agri-environment option scheme section 2 payment in respect of a person (details supplied ) in County Wexford; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25382/13]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011 and has received full payment totalling €851.61 in respect of 2011. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. The person named was selected for a ground inspection which took place on 16 November 2012. During this inspection, areas of non-compliance with the terms and condition of the scheme were noted in relation to the Green Cover Establishment from a sown crop action which resulted in the application of the person named being terminated.
On 12 December 2012, a letter issued to the person named, notifying him that the application had been terminated and outlining the appeal options. An appeal was received by my Department in January 2013 and the person named was informed in March 2013 that he was successful in his appeal. However following this further issues arose regarding the Tree Planting – Standard, Planting New Hedgerow and Laying Hedgerow actions which resulted in a penalty being applied. The person named was notified of these issues in writing dated 17th April 2013 and he was informed of his appeal options. To date, no appeal has been received by officials in my Department. Accordingly the application will now be processed for payment on the basis of the inspection findings.
