Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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1458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a plot of blanket bog (details supplied) which was deemed eligible for the single farm payment has been deemed ineligible for the basic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1940/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2016 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 2 May 2016. 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 before any payments issue.

The application of the person named was selected for a remote sensing eligibility inspection. The person named was not selected for an eligibility inspection prior to this. This inspection identified an over-declaration in area which equated to 146% of the area determined.  As the person named does not currently hold any BPS entitlements, no payment is due under the 2016 BPS scheme. Furthermore no payment is due under the 2016 ANC Scheme given the extent of the over-declaration.

The person named was notified of the findings of the inspection on 28 November 2016 and of their right to seek a review of the inspection findings. To date no such request has been received.

In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of any such review, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agricultural Appeals Office within 3 months.