Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2018
436. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the eligibility of a person (details supplied) for a BPS payment will be reviewed in view of new evidence which has become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26199/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Terms and Conditions of the Basic Payment Scheme, an applicant, as well as meeting the scheme criteria, must comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance.
A report detailing findings of an inspection carried out by Donegal County Council on 14th October 2016 was referred to my Department's Cross Compliance Unit for attention. This report detailed breaches relating to the cross compliance requirements under the Nitrates Regulations.
The breaches resulted in a 45% penalty being applied against the 2016 Direct Schemes payments. The person named was notified of this decision on 28 February 2017. A review was requested the outcome of which was to up-hold the inspection findings and the person named was notified on 30 August 2017.
A further review of this case will now be undertaken based on the additional correspondence provided by the Deputy. The person named will be notified of the outcome on completion of the review process.
