Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17394/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 27th April 2011.

This application was selected for a ground eligibility/cross compliance inspection. During the course of this inspection discrepancies were found that resulted in a claimed area of 15.14ha being reduced to 7.4ha. If the total area found is not sufficient to support the number of entitlements held penalties will be applied per the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. In this case the number of entitlements held by the person named is 15.45. As the difference between the area declared and the area found was more than 50%, under EU Regulations no payment was due in respect of the for 2011 scheme and an administrative fine was also applied.

The person named was informed of this decision and of his right to seek a review. He was also informed of his right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office. Following the submission of a previous Parliamentary Question a review was initiated. This review is now at an advanced stage and a decision will be forwarded to the person named shortly.