Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 631: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of appeals submitted by farmers for each year since 2000; the number of decisions upheld and decisions reversed on appeal since 2000; the average amount of money involved in each appeal; the length of time taken to return payments to farmers on successful appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10469/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Agriculture Appeals Office was established in May 2002 to deal with appeals from farmers on an independent statutory basis. Since then the following numbers of appeals have been received:

Before May 2002, appeals concerning livestock schemes were dealt with by the headage and premia appeals unit of the Department and the following appeals were received from 2000 to 2002:

Appeals concerning the rural environment protection scheme, REPS, were dealt with by the REPS appeals committee and the following appeals were received from 2000 to 2002:

The amounts involved in each appeals case are not readily available. The agriculture appeals office gives full consideration to each case under appeal and makes no distinction according to the amount involved. The Department endeavours to make payments on successful appeals as soon as all outstanding issues in individual cases are resolved.