Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 December 2014
81. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the impact of a cross compliance inspection on the REP scheme 4 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47448/14]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in October 2009 and received payments for the first five years of their contract.
REPS 4 is a measure under the 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulation which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. Following a Cross Compliance Inspection finalised in October 2013 an area-discrepancy was discovered between the Single Farm Payment application for 2013 and the original Agri-environmental Plan which has resulted in the application of a clawback for the years 2009 to 2013. The person named was informed of the total amount of the recoupment which comes to €1,857.00 and of their right of appeal. An appeal was lodged on 25 November 2014 and is currently under review and a decision will issue shortly. The 75% 2014 REPS payment amounting to €2,756 issued to the person named on 5 December 2014.
