Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
216. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39196/16]
View answerThe person named was the subject of an inspection carried out by Kerry County Council in January 2016, the results of which were cross-reported to my Department as required under EU Regulations.
The inspection identified non-compliances with the cross compliance requirements under the Nitrates Regulations relating to the inadequate collection and management of soiled water. This resulted in an overall penalty of 20% being applied against the 2016 Direct Schemes payments.
The person named was notified of this decision on 18 April 2016. The person named requested a review of this decision from the District Inspector the outcome of which was to up-hold the inspection findings. The person named was notified of the outcome on 24 October 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. I understand that to date no such review request has been received.
