Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Photo of Pat BreenPat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 27 May 2014, when a decision on single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29668/14]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A review of the lands declared by the person named under the Single Payment Scheme in both 2012 and 2013 revealed that a number of land parcels declared contained ineligible features. This review resulted in an over-payment being applied under the 2012 Scheme which was netted-off the balancing payment due under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme.

In order to clarify the position regarding the areas deemed ineligible my Department undertook a ground verification check. This check reduced the 2012 area over-declaration from greater than 20% to a reduction of between 3% and 20%. Also the minor reduction in respect of the 2013 Single Payment Scheme was removed.

While the over-payment in respect of the 2012 scheme was reduced, it was not sufficiently reduced to result in any refund being due of being in respect of the netted-off payment under the 2013 scheme. A letter detailing the outcome of the verification check as it applies to both the 2012 and 2013 schemes will issue to the person named this week.

In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of the verification check the decision can be appealed to the independent LPIS Appeals Committee, within 3 months of the notification letter.

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