Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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341. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1694/15]

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 9 May 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing eligibility inspection. Initial processing of this inspection identified a requirement to verify the eligibility of land declared by means of a field 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 over-declaration in area did not affect the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme payment.

The person named was notified of this decision on 3 December 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.

Payments due, on the basis set out above , under the Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantage d Areas Scheme issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 4 December 2014 and 7 January 2015 respectively.