Written answers
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Basic Payment Scheme Applications
Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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816. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13389/16]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint scheme application on 29 April 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Ground Eligibility inspections, be completed before any payments issue.
The application of the person named was selected for a Ground Eligibility inspection. This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%. Payments due on this basis, under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme, issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 23 November 2015 and 1 December 2015.
The person named was notified of the inspection decision on 16 November 2015. The person named has appealed this decision and this request is currently being examined. The person named will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of this review the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months.
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