Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 November 2013
571. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a penalty was applied under the disadvantaged area based scheme against a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the way this penalty was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48932/13]
View answer572. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a penalty was attached to the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway when the land was awarded aid for forestry and the person was entitled to payment on those hectares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48933/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 572 together.
During initial processing of the 2013 Single Payment Scheme application of the person named, a number of errors relating to parcels claimed under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme and also claimed by the person named under the Forestry Scheme were identified. As subsequent validations have now confirmed this land as eligible under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme, the application of the person named will be further processed to ensure that this will be reflected in the balancing payment due to issue to farmers from 1 December 2013.
