Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2011
460 Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason overpayments are now requested from a person (details supplied) in County Galway over a two year period; if there is commonage lands involved; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the commonage was declared initially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26367/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named claims on a number of commonage parcels; as part of the ongoing review of eligible areas, all commonages in the country have been examined, with a view to identifying and removing ineligible areas. While the removal of these ineligible areas did not impact on the Single Payment of the person named, as the person named still had enough eligible area to fulfil his Single Payment requirements, the deductions did reduce the area designated as Disadvantaged, thereby resulting in an overpayment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme for the years 2009 and 2010.
