Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 September 2014
108. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their mapping appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36362/14]
View answerDue to inadvertent oversight the appeal of the person named to which the Deputy refers was not replied to, an official of my Department contacted the person named directly, this morning, to explain the position and apologise for the oversight. A letter, formally replying to the enquiry, will issue to the person named without further delay. The issue under appeal relates to the removal of ineligible areas from the claim of the person named – gardens of a dwelling house from one land parcel and sheds from another. While these reductions, in themselves, did not give rise to penalties, as the eligible area of the claim of the person named was reduced, the payment made was marginally below the maximum. In order to receive full payment, applicants under the Single Payment Scheme are required to declare one eligible hectare for each payment entitlement held.
