€855,000 underpayment of REPS participants revealed

The Ombudsman, Peter Tyndall, welcomed the favourable conclusion to this complaint, saying it will benefit all applicants similarly affected.

Located in Northumberland within the North Pennines AONB

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has agreed to pay a REPS farmer €12,500, after he sought the Ombudsman’s help. Following lengthy engagement with the Ombudsman, the department also identified 109 other similar cases, involving an estimated liability of €855,000.