Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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955. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding area based payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46832/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department is currently examining land parcels declared for the purposes of benefiting from payment under the Single Payment Scheme and other area-based Direct Payment Schemes. As part of this review a number of ineligible features were removed from the parcels declared by the person named. The ineligible features relate to scrub and a number of buildings.

As the area over claimed was 29.15% of the eligible area found, the penalty applied resulted in a 100% overpayment for the year 2013 and therefore no payment is due to issue. The person named was notified of this decision and of his right of appeal to my Department. In the event that he is dissatisfied with the outcome of this review he can appeal his case to the independent-chaired Land Eligibility Appeals Committee, details of which I announced recently. This Committee will consist of an independent Chairman and appeals officers from the Agriculture Appeals Office.