Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 January 2016
148. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basic payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has had severe income losses over the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1657/16]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 20 May 2015. 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 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint application of the person named was selected for a remote sensing inspection. This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area of greater than 20%. Based on the terms and conditions of the schemes this resulted in no payment in respect of the 2015 Direct Payments Schemes. The person named was notified of this decision on 16 November 2015.
The person named appealed this decision and the outcome of this review is now being finalised. The person named will be notified of the outcome shortly. In the event that the review outcome results in changes to the determined area any payments due will be processed shortly.
In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of this review, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months.
