Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding 2013 and 2014 single farm payment and disadvantaged areas scheme applications in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the level of alleged ineligible land in the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46601/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A review of the lands declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme revealed that a number of the land parcels declared contained ineligible features. In order to clarify the position regarding the level of ineligible features, my Department arranged for a ground verification check to be undertaken. The findings of this verification check were that the applicant had an over-claim greater than 20% of the area determined. Under the EU Regulations and the Terms and Conditions of the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme no payment is due where the level of over-claim is greater than 20%. The person named was notified of this decision on the 5 May 2014. The person named had received payments of €1,699.92 on 10 October 2013 under the 2013 Disadvantaged Area Scheme and €913.22 on 16 October 2013 under the 2013 Single Farm Payment Scheme, which regrettably, were deemed overpaid and have been recouped from the 2014 Single Farm payment made by my Department. A balance of €370.46 is still outstanding and will be recouped from future payments by my Department.

The person named has received a payment of €1,279.48 on 13 October 2014 under the 2014 Disadvantaged Area Scheme. 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 three months of the notification letter.