Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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893. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal against 100% penalty on a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46137/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 11 April 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue.

The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection. This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area of greater than 20%. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Single Payment Scheme this results in a nil payment in respect of 2013. The applicant was notified of this decision on the 13^th September 2013.

The person named has appealed this decision and this request for a review is currently being examined. The person named will be notified of the outcome of this review as soon as possible. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of the review, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office within 3 months.