Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 9 December 2014 regarding a person ( details supplied) in County Donegal, if a site inspection has taken place; if so, the results of this inspection; if a penalty will be applied to the person's agri-environment options scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49760/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The application was originally made in the name of another individual who passed away on the 09/06/11. The person named took over the contract wef 15/05/2012. Application was approved for participation in the AEOS 2 Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2011 and payment has issued for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 scheme years. A 75% payment for the 2014 scheme year also issued on the 12th December 2014. The file was selected for inspection which took place on the 23 October 2013 and issues relating to the Natura and Species Rich Grassland options were identified. The applicant was notified of the inspection findings on the 8 January 2014. The penalties were deducted from the 2013 payment and the payable areas were reduced accordingly.

A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that several of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. Following the review of my Department’s decision, sought by the person named, a visit by a Department official to verify the position on the ground is necessary. This visit has been given priority status and will be completed shortly. The person named will be advised, in writing, of the findings of the verification visit as soon as possible following the visit.