Written answers

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Grant Payments

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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699. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not been paid their 2020 BPS payment; the reason his Department did not respond to this person in relation to their query regarding this payment not being made in view of the fact that they had made several attempts to contact his Department in this regard; and if he will provide a full and substantial reply in relation to this case. [25681/21]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The person named person an application under the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on 6th April 2020. A number of parcels were declared as eligible by the person named in their application.  In order to be eligible for payment under BPS, applicants must hold entitlements and have eligible land to accompany each entitlement. There are a number of criteria that land must meet before  it can be deemed eligible. Land that is burnt  in the closed season from 1st March until 31st August is considered ineligible under the 2020 BPS Terms and Conditions.

Following a review of parcels by satellite imagery, one parcel that was declared on the application was identified as being burned during the closed season. This resulted in this parcel being deemed ineligible, giving rise to an overclaim on their 2020 BPS application.

The Department wrote to the above named person on 25th November 2020 advising of the cause of this overclaim and of their right of appeal. The Department has  responded to a number of queries from the person named, advising as to the reason of this overclaim and the next steps. An appeal has been received and is currently ongoing.

Further contact will be made with the person named to advise them of the progress of their appeal.

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