Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 November 2014
433. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of an alleged overpayment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the 2013 single payment scheme; if this overpayment is alleged to be due from an over-claim under the LPIS; if he will give details of the exact location of the plots where the alleged over-claim exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41528/14]
View answerThe overpayment under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme relates to breaches of Cross Compliance requirements. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Single Payment Scheme, an applicant as well as meeting the Scheme criteria is required to comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance.
A report detailing findings of a Nitrates Derogation inspection on 11 th October 2013 was referred to my Department’s Cross Compliance Unit for attention. This report detailed breaches relating to the cross compliance requirements under the Nitrates Regulations.
The breaches under the Nitrates Regulations related to:
- inadequate collection of soiled water, slurry and silage effluent
- inappropriate collection of dairy washing and soiled water from collecting yard
- inadequate storage capacity for organic fertilisers
- exceeding the maximum phosphorous limit
The breaches resulted in a 20% penalty being applied against the 2013 Direct Schemes payments. The penalty amount totalled €2,040.93 and this was recouped from the 2014 Advance payment of the person named.
The person named was notified of this decision on 30 April 2014. The person named was also informed of the right to seek a review of this decision. No request for a review has been received by my Department to date.
