Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a final outcome will be determined in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork, in respect of a 2013-14 single payment, given that the person had a ground inspection on 20 April 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25861/15]

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 17 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 to confirm eligibility under the schemes.

The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing inspection. This inspection identified discrepancies between the areas declared and the area found resulting in an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%. Under the Terms and Conditions of these schemes, this resulted in the 2014 payments being based on the found area having been reduced by double the difference between the area found and the area declared. The person named was notified of this decision on 22 November 2014.

The person named requested a review of this decision. A ground verification check was scheduled to verify the eligibility of land declared as part of this review process. The results of this verification check are now being finalised and the person named will be notified of the outcome shortly. Any payments due following finalisation of these results will be issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of the verification check a further review can be requested from my Department.