Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 March 2021
265. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2020 basic payment and area of natural constraint payment for a commonage will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13597/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named submitted a Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application in 2020.
Their BPS application contained a commonage parcel. As a result of standard administrative checks carried out by my Department, it was found that the specific commonage parcel was overclaimed.
In that context, a full review of all evidence submitted to support the various applicants' claims on the specific commonage parcel in question was required. That review is now being finalised and my Department will be contacting each of the applicants shortly advising them of the outcome of the review. It is envisaged payment will issue to those with a right to claim the commonage parcel in the coming weeks.
In December 2020, a BPS and ANC payment was made to the named person on the non-commonage parcels on their 2020 BPS application.
