Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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939. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) may expect payment of their disadvantaged area payment and single farm payment for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46738/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 15 May 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/cross compliance inspection.

The ground eligibility inspection has been completed and the results are now being finalised with the intention of issuing any payment due as soon as possible. In the event that any queries arise officials in my Department will shortly be in contact with the person named.

During the course of the cross compliance inspection discrepancies were recorded in relation to cattle identification and registration requirements, resulting in a 3% penalty. The person named was notified of this decision on 26 September 2013. The person named was also informed of the right to seek a review of this decision. 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.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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940. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect payment under the disadvantaged area payment and single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46739/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application on 15 May 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of the 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 identified discrepancies between the area declared and the area found, resulting in an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%. Based on the Terms and Conditions of the schemes, this results in the 2013 payments being based on the found area having being reduced by double the difference between the area found and the area claimed.

The person named was notified of this decision on 1 October 2013. The person named was also informed of their right to see a review of this decision, In the event that the person named in dissatisfied with the outcome of the review, the decision can be appealed to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months.

Processing of payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme and Single Payment Scheme were finalised and issued directly to the nominated bank account of person named on 7 October and 16 October 2013, respectively.