Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Cork whose agri-environment options scheme payment for 2013 was the subject of a penalty due to land parcel review on their single farm payment will have part of this penalty reimbursed arising from a partial success on appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3778/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years.

Following a review of the land declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme an area reduction was applied and the AEOS payment for 2013 was reduced accordingly. My Department notified the person named of the reductions/penalty amounts.

The person named sought a review of the decision to reduce the eligible area of the land parcel in question which resulted in the eligible area of the parcel being increased. The AEOS payment in respect of the 2013 Scheme year will be amended accordingly and re-imbursement of aid totalling €83.64 will issue shortly.