Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2014
237. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing disadvantaged areas scheme payment and single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45111/14]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 8 May 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue.
The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing eligibility inspection.
The inspection identified discrepancies between the areas declared and the area found resulting in an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Single Farm Payment scheme this results in the 2014 payment being based on the found area having been reduced by double the difference between the area found and the area declared.
The person named was notified of this decision by letter dated 19 November 2014. The person named was also informed of the right to seek a review of this decision.
Payment due, on the basis set out above, of the advance payment under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 18 November 2014.
The over-declaration in area referred to above did not impact on the payment due under the Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme and this payment issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 19 November 2014.
