Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 January 2016
234. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3148/16]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 29 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 ground eligibility inspection. This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area between 3% and 20%. Under the Terms and Conditions of these schemes, this resulted in the 2015 payments being based on the found area having been reduced by double the difference between the area found and the area declared. The person named was notified of this decision on 7 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.
