Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2015
401. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on an appeal under the single farm payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28890/15]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 7 May 2014. A remote sensing inspection followed by a subsequent field visit identified discrepancies between the area declared and the area determined resulting in an over-declaration in area of greater than 50%. This resulted in no payment being due under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme. The person named has since requested a review of that decision. The examination of the review request in relation to the outcome of the Remote Sensing inspection on the 2014 Single Farm Payment application is nearing completion and the person named will be notified of the outcome shortly.
In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of the review the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months.
