Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
558. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 142 of 26 March 2015 and 366 of 21 April 2015, his views that an applicant has the right to refuse the inspectors entry; the way this right may be refused if an applicant to the schemes is not informed of the inspectors' presence on the applicant's lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32216/15]
View answerIn submitting an application under the Direct Payment Schemes and other area-based schemes, applicants agree to comply fully with the terms and conditions of the scheme. The terms and conditions for these schemes clearly state that applicants agree to permit officials of the Department to carry-out on-farm inspections with or without prior notice. If an applicant does not wish to abide by or fails to comply with this requirement of terms and conditions for the schemes they put at risk all payments due for the schemes concerned.
