Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
329. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when this payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36459/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme application on 13 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue.
The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing eligibility inspection.
The inspection identified discrepancies between the areas declared and the area found resulting in an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%. Under the Terms and Conditions of these schemes, this resulted in the 2015 payments being based on the found area having been reduced by double the difference between the area found and the area declared. The person named was notified of this decision on 16 October 2015.
Any payments due, on the basis set out above, under both the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme and ANC Scheme will issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.
