Written answers

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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418. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the 2013 disadvantaged area based scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24421/14]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that some of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. As the person named submitted an application for a review of my Department’s decision, a visit by a Department official to verify the position was necessary to progress the matter. This verification visit was conducted and the file is being processed. The inspector, however, deemed more declared land to be ineligible as a result of the visit. The extra ineligible land means that the person named has now an over declaration penalty of more than 20% on his Disadvantaged Area claim, and as such will result in no Disadvantaged Area payment issuing. The person named will shortly be advised of the position and will be informed of her right to submit an appeal to the LPIS Appeals Committee.

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