Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an area aid payment will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47901/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 1 4 May 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection.

The inspection identified discrepancies between the areas declared and the area found resulting in an over-declaration in area of less than 3% and less than 2ha in respect of the Single Farm Payment Scheme. Under the Terms and Conditions of this scheme this resulted in the 2014 payment being based on the area found.

The person named was notified of this decision on 22 October 2014. The person named was also informed of the right to seek a review of this decision. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of any such review, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months.

Payment of the advance and balancing payments under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme issued on the basis set out above to the nominated bank account of the person named on 28 October and 1 December 2014, respectively.

The payment due under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme was not affected by the over-declaration referred to above. Payment under this scheme issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 30 October 2014.