Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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343. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal of single farm payment for 2013 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20081/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In order to comply with EU requirements, the 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application of the person named was selected for a Ground Eligibility/Cross Compliance inspection. The Cross Compliance inspection identified breaches in relation to sheep identification and registration requirements, resulting in a 3% penalty being applied to the 2013 payments. The person named was notified of this decision on 17 October 2013.

The Ground Eligibility inspection identified discrepancies between the area declared and the area found, resulting in an over-declaration in area of greater than 20%. Based on the Terms and Conditions of the scheme, this resulted in no payment issuing in respect of the 2013 Single Payment Scheme. The person named was notified of this decision on 3 January 2014.

The person named has appealed the inspection decision and this request is currently being examined. As part of the review process the person named has recently been asked to submit additional documentation in support of their case. The person named will be notified of the outcome of the review as soon as possible. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of this review, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months.