Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 November 2014
100. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an amount was withheld in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for their 2014 single payment scheme payment considering that the overpayment query for 2010 has been fully resolved; when the 2014 SPS amount will be restored to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45764/14]
View answerIn accordance with EU regulations a review of all land declared on applications for payment under the various direct payment schemes is being undertaken to ensure that ineligible features have been excluded from the land declared.
During the review of the land declared by the person named it was identified that ineligible features, namely roadways and scrub, had been included on the land declared and that these features had been included on the Single Farm Payment Scheme application s of the person named since 2009. This has resulted in an over -claim of €2,865.58 in respect of the 2010 Single Farm Payment of the person named and this has been recouped from subsequent payments of the person named.
A debt notification letter issued to the person named on 9 July 2014. Following an appeal from the person named my Department has carried out a review and has partially accepted the appeal submitted by the person named, resulting in a reduction of the amount over-paid in respect of the 2010 Single Farm Payment Scheme to €107.21. The refund amount now due under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme will issue to the bank account of the applicant shortly.
