Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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531. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department deducted land from a person (details supplied) in County Mayo and then declared an overclaim, in view of the fact that this land should not have been deducted from this person as they are of the opinion that it was eligible land; if his Department will outline in detail the reason the land was deducted from this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22721/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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In October 2018, the named individual was notified by this Department that his application under the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme had been selected for a remote sensing inspection. The subsequent inspection findings determined that some of the lands claimed by him were not eligible for payment under the terms of the scheme.

In the event of an overclaim, the Department is required under EU regulations to carry out a review of land parcels claimed in previous years. A review of the claims under the Basic Payment Scheme in the four years preceding 2018, including an examination of the available imagery, established that there were ineligible features in the case of two of the land parcels concerned.

The applicant was notified of the review in April 2021 and was also informed that this may lead to the recovery of monies unduly paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the scheme.

A review of this decision was requested by the applicant in January 2023 and he was notified in February 2023 that upon review, the Department could find no grounds to alter the original decision. He was also notified at this time that he could appeal the decision within three months to the Agriculture Appeals Office. There is no record of an appeal having been lodged.