Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2015
266. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3748/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 2012 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection. This inspection identified discrepancies between the area declared and the area found, resulting in an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%. Based on the Terms and Conditions of the schemes, this resulted in the 2012 payments being based on the found area having been reduced by double the difference between the area found and the area claimed . Advance and balancing payments due under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme issued on 25 October and 3 December 2012 respectively.
The person named appealed the decision of the inspection and was notified of the outcome of the review, which was to uphold the original decision, on 18 January 2013.
The person named appealed this outcome to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office. The Agriculture Appeals Office upheld the decision of the Department and the person named was notified of this decision on 24 January 2014. The person named was also notified that if they considered that they had been unfairly treated the matter could be raised with the Office of the Ombudsman. My Department understands that the Office of the Ombudsman has not received any correspondence from the person named to date.
