Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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835. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was not approved to participate in the new agri-environment option scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28037/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 7^th December 2012.

Under the selection criteria regarding farm size, only farms of 22.06 hectares or less were approved into the scheme. During the pre approval validation checks on the application of the person named, it was found that the farm size was in excess of the 22.06 hectares which resulted in the application being unsuccessful. On 27^th May 2013, a letter issued to the person named informing him of this and giving him the option of appeal to the Department. To date, no appeal has been received by officials in my Department.