Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2015
258. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8733/15]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 6 May 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue.
The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection.
This inspection identified discrepancies between the areas declared and the area found resulting in an over-declaration in area of less than 3% and less than 2ha. Under the Terms and Conditions of these schemes this resulted in the 2014 payments being based on the area found.
The person named was notified of the outcome of the inspection on 13 November 2014 and of their right to seek a review of this decision.
The initial payable area for the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was 15.04 ha and payment based on this area issued to the person named on 21 November 2014.
A further parcel was added to the application of the person named which increased the payable area under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme to 20.39 ha, taking account of the outcome of the inspection. Arrangements have now been made by my Department to issue any outstanding payment due under this scheme to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.
