Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 325: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 522 of 3 May 2011, if he will now reissue a copy of a letter dated 31 August to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has now issued a copy of the letter referred to the person named. The letter conveys my Department's decision in relation to an appeal against a penalty imposed under REPS and informs the person named the right of appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office. No appeal was received on behalf of the person named in that office. The notice of appeal to the Agricultural Appeals Office must be lodged within three months of notification of the decision under appeal. An appeal received after three months will only be accepted if the Director of Agriculture Appeals considers that there are exceptional circumstances pertaining to the case. The person named may also wish to appeal the decision to the Office of the Ombudsman.