Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 November 2013
346. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47738/13]
View answerThe person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application on 9 May 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of the schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue.
The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility/cross compliance inspection.
The ground eligibility inspection identified discrepancies between the area declared and the area found, resulting in an over-declaration in area of less than 2 hectares. Based on the Terms and Conditions of the schemes, this results in the 2013 payments being based on the found area.
The person named was notified of this decision on 4 November 2013. The person named was also informed of their right to seek a review of this decision. In the event that the person named in dissatisfied with the outcome of the review, the decision can be appealed to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months.
Payments due under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme issued based on the reduced area found to the nominated bank account of person named on 1 November 2013 and 6 November 2013, respectively.
