Written answers

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments

Photo of Niamh SmythNiamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a payment to a person (details supplied). [22145/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2016.

The Terms and Conditions of the scheme set out that, under EU Regulation 21/2004, all flock owners and sheep keepers are obliged to count the sheep in their flock, record this number in the flock register and thereafter are legally obliged to return this number to my Department via the annual Sheep/Goat Census return. The closing date for the receipt of Census Returns for acceptance under the ANC scheme was 16 May 2016.

Department records indicate the sheep census in this case was not received until 3 October 2016.  The person named was notified of this finding on 8 February 2017 and advised of the option to seek a review of this decision including any supporting documentation they may consider relevant to the matter.  Further correspondence from the person named was received on 14 March 2017, indicating a delay in sourcing supporting documentation.  Officials in my Department are currently awaiting the submission of the documentation in order to finalise the application.

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