Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the area aid overpayment of €46 to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the parcel of land this overpayment applies to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22084/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with EU Regulations, a review of all land declared on applications for payment under the various Direct Payment Schemes was undertaken to ensure that ineligible features have been excluded from the land declared.

During the review of the land declared by the person named it was identified that ineligible features, namely building, roadways and scrub, had been included on the land declared and that these features had been included on the Single Farm Payment Scheme application since 2010. This has resulted in an over - claim of €209.66 in respect of the years 2010 to 2012 inclusive and has been recouped from the balancing payment of the person named. This also resulted in an over-claim of €46.71 in respect of the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, which will be recovered against future payments made by my Department.

A further €135.76 was recouped in respect of the ineligible features included on the 2013 application. A letter and maps of the relevant parcels were issued to the person named on 20 December 2013 and again on 19 July 2014. It is open to the person named to seek a review of the decision should he feel that the specific areas should not have been excluded. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of that review, the decision can also be appealed to the independent LPIS Appeals Committee.