Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 March 2015
392. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the number of farmers subject to a ground eligibility change to their declared hectares from 3% to 20% for the years 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12063/15]
View answerThe following table details the data requested by the Deputy.
|
Scheme Year |
No. of Ground Eligibility Cases with area reductions between 3% & 20% under the Single Payment Scheme |
|
2011 |
400 |
|
2012 |
228 |
|
2013 |
293 |
|
2014 (Provisional) |
131 |
The data in respect of the 2014 Scheme Year is provisional as the outcomes of inspections continue to be finalised by my Department. Furthermore the number of cases subject to reductions can change as a result of the review and appeal processes available to applicants.
