Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39931/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 3 in September 2006 and received payments for the full five years of their contract. The final Year 5 payment issued on 27^th January 2011 for the amount of €3,198.10. However, following a compliance inspection on the 13^th July 2011, a 100% clawback of €3,198.10 on the final year payment was imposed on 8^th September 2011 for failure to keep “field boundaries, hedgerows and stonewalls retained as indicated on the Agri-environmental Plan of the person named”. An appeal was lodged by the person named with the Agricultural Appeals Office on 7^th March 2012. The case is currently under review and a decision will issue shortly.