Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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665. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a review of a penalty in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1250/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme 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 greater than 20% in respect of the Single Farm Payment Scheme and an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20% in respect of the Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme.

Under the Terms and Conditions of the schemes this resulted in no payment issuing in respect of the Single Farm Payment Scheme and a reduced payment issuing in respect of the Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme. The person named was notified of the outcome of the inspection process by letter dated 15 October 2013.

The person named has appealed this decision. The review of the inspection decision is at an advanced stage and the person named will be notified of the outcome shortly. In the event 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.