Beverley Flynn
Ceist:347 Deputy Beverley Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payments due under the area based scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [34849/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 18 December 2007
Ceisteanna (299)
Freagraí scríofa
An application under the 2007 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 3 May 2007. Following processing of the application, issues arose regarding the area of land being claimed, the outcome of which was that the person named was deemed to have over-claimed in respect of the forage area available to him. While this over-claim did not affect his payment under the Single Payment Scheme — as he was confirmed to have more eligible land than the number of entitlements held — it has resulted in an over-declaration of greater than 20% of the eligible forage area found. Under the rules governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, an over-declaration of more than 20% results in a nil payment for the year in question. Accordingly, there is no payment due to the person named.