Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2016
245. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of farm payments to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2169/16]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 28 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 a reduction in the area claimed 19.62 ha to a found area of 14.34 ha. As the amount of entitlements held by the person named is lower than the amount of area claimed, there was no monetary reduction under the Basic Payment Scheme and payments due issued to the nominated bank account on 17 December 2015.
This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area of greater than 20% in respect of the Areas of Natural Constraint scheme. Based on the terms and conditions of the scheme this resulted in no payment in respect of that scheme. The person named was informed of this outcome on 18 December 2015. The person named has appealed this decision and this request is currently being examined. The person named will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.
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.
