Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2017
478. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the request by a person (details supplied) to have the 20% sanction imposed on their basic payment following an inspection reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42928/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named was the subject of a Nitrates inspection on 27 February 2017, carried out by my Department on behalf of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
This inspection identified breaches of the cross-compliance requirements under the Nitrates Regulations relating to the discharge of slurry and soiled water directly into a nearby watercourse. This resulted in an overall penalty of 20% being applied against his 2017 Direct Payments Schemes.
The person named was notified of this decision on 4 April 2017. He has requested a review of this decision and this is currently being examined by the District Inspector. The person named will be notified directly of the outcome of this review as soon as possible.
In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of this review, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within three months.
