Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a reduction was made in the entitlements of a person (details supplied) under the areas of natural constraint 2018 payment; if same will be reviewed and payments restored until the said appeal is determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40561/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Completion of a Carbon Navigator in conjunction with an approved advisor is a mandatory key requirement of BDGP I. Failure to do so results in automatic disqualification from the Programme and recovery of payments and costs paid under the Programme.

Reminder letters and texts issued on 9th September 2016, 2nd November 2016 and 24th March 2017 informing the person named of this requirement. In this instance a Carbon Navigator was still not completed by the person named.

As a result the person named was disqualified from the Programme and a debt was posted in respect of payments and costs already paid. When a debt is posted it is recovered from the first payment made under any scheme paid by the Department. If appeal is successful payments will be restored.