Michael Healy-Rae
Question:1024. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9941/16]
View answerTuesday, 17 May 2016
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The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/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 Ground Eligibility inspections, be completed before any payments issue.
The application of the person named was selected for a Ground Eligibility inspection. This inspection identified an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20% in respect of the Basic Payment Scheme. Under the Terms and Conditions of this scheme, this resulted in the 2015 payment being based on the area found having been reduced by double the difference between the area declared and the area found. Payment due on this basis issued to the nominated bank account of the person named in December 2015. The over-declaration in area did not impact on the payment due under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme, which issued in December 2015.
The person named was notified of the inspection decision on 7 December 2015. The person named sought a review of this decision, the outcome of which was to uphold the original inspection findings. The person named was notified of this outcome on 3 May 2016.
If 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.
Question No. 1025 withdrawn.