Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 843: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [24305/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The son of the person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined in his application for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 did not satisfy the criteria for that measure. He has also been advised that he can appeal my Department's decision to the single payment appeals committee who will carry out a full review of the circumstances of his case.

The applicant has now been contacted by an official of my Department and advised to apply under the new entrant measure of the scheme as he appears to have commenced farming during the reference years. If he submits an application under this measure, it will be processed by my Department without delay.