Written answers

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review an application for the 2015 single farm payment in the name of a person (details supplied); if the application submitted by them in February 2016 following confirmation from his Department that the original application submitted in December 2015 was not received by his Department or was misplaced will be accepted; the reason letters of appeal to his Department were not acknowledged in writing but by phone call from Portlaoise; the status of the person's 2016 entitlements; the status of their appeal; the reason his Department has not engaged with the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7003/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The deadline for the receipt of applications under the 2015 Basic payment Scheme (BPS) was 29th May 2015. An application in respect of the 2015 BPS was received from the person named on 13 April 2016, thus incurring a 100% late penalty as it was outside of the deadline. 

The BPS Terms and Conditions booklet circulated to all applicants in March of 2015 sets out that, in the event that the Department does not receive a completed 2015 BPS form, an applicant must produce either the express post receipt from the envelope provided as proof of postage or a registered post receipt. The person named did not provide either of these documents.

An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named to discuss the status of this case and possible options for resolution.  It has been agreed that further documentation will be submitted at this stage in order to resolve the issue at hand.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.