Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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803. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry following their successful appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27417/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted by the requirement of a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare in 2011 and who applied for and were refused derogation in this regard.

The applicant subsequently availed of the option to appeal to the independently chaired DAS Appeals Committee. My Department has recently been advised of the successful outcome of this appeal and the person concerned notified accordingly, in writing. Processing of the application has also since been finalised with payment issuing directly into the nominated bank account on 5 June 2013.