Brendan Griffin
Question:321. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) was penalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35110/22]
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Farmers are required, on an annual basis, to submit a Basic Payment Scheme application to support their claim for all area based payment schemes. This application must detail the lands being farmed in the current year including any commonage lands.
The Department is required to ensure that all claimants on commonage land have the required documentary evidence to support their right to claim. In recent years commonages in the townland of Dunloe Upper, Co. Kerry have been reviewed to ensure that all claimants have the required evidence.
The above named individual submitted a BPS application on 13th April 2021. Due to a query regarding the rights on his commonage,the applicant was only paid on his lowland, both at the time of advance BPS payments in October 2021 and balancing BPS payments in December 2021. No penalty was applied on his payments and the remaining monies due on the commonage were paid in full in April 2022.
Officials from my Department have spoken to the above named individual in recent days to explain that no penalties were applied and all outstanding monies under BPS, Greening and ANC have been paid.