Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7323/14]

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 between 3% and 20%, in respect of the Single Farm Payment Scheme. Based on the Terms and Conditions of this scheme, this resulted in the 2013 payment 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 16 December 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 in dissatisfied with the outcome of this review, the decision can be appealed to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months.

Payment under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme, on the basis set out above, issued to the nominated bank account of person named on the 19 December 2013.