Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2013
499. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the 2013 single payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54195/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application on 12 April 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of the schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue.
The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility/cross compliance inspection.
The ground eligibility inspection identified discrepancies between the area declared and the area found, resulting in an over-declaration in area of less than 2 hectares. Based on the Terms and Conditions of the schemes, this results in the 2013 payments being based on the found area.
The person named was notified of this decision on 16 December 2013. The person named was also informed of their right to seek a review of this decision.
Processing of payments due, on the basis set out above, under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme have been finalised and will issue shortly to the nominated bank account of person named.
