Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a land eligibility review for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22863/17]

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. This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area of greater than 50%. Based on the terms and conditions of the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme, this has resulted in no payment being due under that scheme and the application of an administrative fine to be offset against any future EU payments. The person named is not entitled to a payment under the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme as they do not hold any eligible entitlements.

The person named was notified of the outcome of the inspection on 28 November 2016 and has sought a review of the inspection findings. This request is currently being examined and 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.