Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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756. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal regarding cross compliance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12837/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named was the subject of a Nitrates inspection on 9 and 22 February 2017, carried out by my Department on behalf of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. This inspection identified a range of non-compliances with the cross compliance requirements under the Nitrates Regulations.  Due to the level and serious nature of the non-compliances determined an intentional penalty of 100% was applied to the 2017 Direct Schemes payments. The person named was notified of this decision on 13 March 2017.

The person named sought a review of this decision on 8 March 2018 and the matter is currently being examined by officials in my Department. The person named will be notified of the outcome of this process. ##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.