John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment and single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2113/15]

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 4 April 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.

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 2 ha. Under the Terms and Conditions of these schemes this resulted in the 2014 payments being based on the area found.

The person named was notified of this decision on 24 November 2014. The person named was also informed of the right to seek a review of this decision however no request for a review has been received by my Department to date. 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, on the basis set out above, under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 24 November 2014.

Payment, on the basis set out above, of the advance and balancing payments under the Single Payment Scheme issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 4 November and 1 December 2014, respectively.