Joe Carey
Question:172. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding all 2013 CAP payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53427/13]
View answerThursday, 12 December 2013
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An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2013. He was the subject of a cross report from this Department's ERAD Division on 24 October 2013 that detailed cross compliance breaches concerning the identification and registration of bovines and significant issues concerning animal welfare. These breaches resulted in a 65% penalty being recorded against his EU payments for 2013. A letter detailing this decision issued on 13 November 2013. The letter also informed him of his right to have the matter reviewed and his right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the independent Agriculture Appeals office. To date no such review has been requested.
Payments under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme issued on 17 October 2013 and an advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme issued on 16 October 2013 in respect of the above herd number.
As these payments were made prior to the finalisation of the cross compliance penalty my Department will initiate a process to recoup any overpayment that has been made. A letter will issue shortly from the Accounts Department of the Single Payment Unit informing the person named of the overpayment and how it can be repaid.
While payments were made to the herdowner concerned under the FWM Scheme in 2010/11, there is nothing more due to him under that Scheme.
Finally the person concerned is not a participant in either AEOS or REPS 4.