Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 482: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal on a penalty imposed on future payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30730/12]

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 10 May 2011.

This application was selected for a Cross Compliance inspection.

During the course of the inspection breaches were recorded relating to the Tagging of Sheep and the failure to maintain a flock register for the previous 5 years. This resulted in a 5% penalty being recorded against his direct payments for 2011. The person named was informed of this decision on the 13 January 2012 and of his right to seek a review. Following an earlier Parliamentary Question from the Deputy such a review was initiated and a letter upholding the original decision was sent to the person named on 29 February 2012. The letter also informed the person named of his right to appeal the outcome of the review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals office. To date, no such appeal has been lodged.