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Single Payment Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 June 2012

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Ceisteanna (185)

Michael Lowry

Ceist:

187 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a late single payment scheme application for 2012 whereby the delay was caused by a failure of a Teagasc planner to submit the application online prior to the closing date; when the planner fails to do so despite an oral agreement with the person (details supplied) the person providing all requisite maps and information, if the person should be held responsible for and face penalties as a result of the delay in submitting said application. [28628/12]

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Freagraí scríofa

The regulations governing the EU Single Payment Scheme require that all applications under the Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme must be received in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, or submitted on-line to the Department, no later than midnight on 15 May. Under the provisions of the relevant EU Regulations, there is, however, a 25 day period after the 15 May for the acceptance of late applications where a 1% reduction in payments per working day must be applied. The application for the 2012 Single Payment for the person named was received on 24 May 2012 thereby incurring a 7% late penalty.

It is the responsibility of each applicant to ensure that the application is submitted by the deadline, as is set out in the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme.

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