Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1152. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a basic payment scheme payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55005/17]
View answerThe person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 4 April 2017. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing inspection.
The inspection process identified an over-declaration in area and a letter detailing the initial inspection findings issued to the person named on 20th September 2017. Comments were received from the person named and a field visit was undertaken to determine the position on the ground. The outcome of this process increased the area of the over-declaration and a letter detailing the revised inspection findings issued to the person named on 5th December 2017.
Further comments on the revised inspection findings were received from the person named and were examined by officials in my Department. The outcome was that the revised inspection findings remain unchanged. The person named was notified of this outcome by letter dated 9th January 2018. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with this outcome a review can be sought from the Remote Sensing Section of my Department.
Payment due under the Basic Payment Scheme, taking account of the over-declaration in area, issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 11th January 2018.
