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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 October 2010

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

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John O'Donoghue

Ceist:

497 Deputy John O’Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their disadvantaged area payment. [37400/10]

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Freagraí scríofa

An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on the 13 May 2010.

This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Animal Identification Inspection. During this visit discrepancies were found in relation to parcels H20918027, H20918028 and H21902050. As a result of these discrepancies the claimed area for Single payment of 73.59ha was reduced to 69.09. As the total area found is not sufficient to support the number of entitlements held penalties will be applied per the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. In this case the number entitlements held by the person named is 100.49. As the difference between the area declared and the area found is more than 3%, under EU Regulations, the difference between the area found and the area claimed is doubled and deducted from the area found. As a result the area put forward for payment under the Single Payment Scheme was 60.09ha.

The person named was informed of these findings on the 14 October and of his right to seek a review of this decision within 21 days and of his right to appeal the outcome of any such review. The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed, which will allow payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme to issue shortly.

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