Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 9 June 2015, when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29087/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A Department review of the non-productive capital investment claims submitted by applicants under AEOS was undertaken in 2014.  This review identified irregularities with documentation submitted for reimbursement in some of these claims. A full Department investigation was then initiated, which in turn led to the matter being referred to the Gardaí.  Payments to applicants under review were deferred pending the outcome of the investigation.  The application of the person named is one of these cases.

My Department wrote to the person named on 8 June 2015 requesting satisfactory alternative proof that the amount claimed for the purchase of trees under the capital investment action was correct. Satisfactory proof would include a certified copy (by the issuing bank) of the cheque used to pay for the trees supported by a bank statement and/or documentation submitted to Revenue when making returns to that Department. A reply to this letter from the person named was received on 3 July. However, satisfactory proof as requested was not received in this reply.

Cases where suitable proof of payment has been received will be processed as soon as possible with a number of cases already forwarded for payment. Other cases, such as this, where satisfactory proof has not been received will be examined on a case by case basis on their merits and in light of any replies received. Participants will be informed in writing when decisions have been made in these cases.

In relation to the Disadvantaged Area Scheme, payment for 2014 issued to the person named on 15 October 2014.