Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 March 2014
199. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason penalties were imposed on farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if the person may appeal the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11415/14]
View answerA verification visit was conducted recently by a Departmental Inspector, the results of which are being processed. The person named will be advised, in writing, of the outcome of the visit as soon as possible. The necessity for this visit follows the appeal of the person named against the findings of the review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme, which revealed that one of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. As the person named disputed the area of ineligible land, a visit by a Department official to verify the position on the ground was necessary to resolve the matter.
