Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 26 April 2016, the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22255/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced their AEOS contract on 1 September 2010. Payment has issued for the 2010-2014 scheme years.

The application of the person named was selected for an on-farm inspection which took place on 17 July 2015.  During this inspection non-compliances with the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme were noted in relation to the Tree Planting action which resulted in a penalty being incurred.  The person named had planted beech trees which are not considered native trees and are not listed as trees that can be planted in the Scheme Specifications.

The person named requested a review of this decision to the Regional Inspector, who upheld the decision. The person named then appealed this decision to the Agriculture Appeals Office and an oral hearing took place on the 16June 2016. That office have advised that the decision of the Appeals Officer will issue in writing directly to the person named.