Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be eligible to re-enter the disadvantaged areas scheme or the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23581/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was among those whose holdings did not achieve a minimum stocking density in 2011 of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare, as required under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. Having unsuccessfully sought derogation from this requirement, he subsequently also unsuccessfully appealed to the independently chaired DAS Appeals Committee. He did not avail of his right to pursue the matter with the Office of the Ombudsman.

Following the agreement on the Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme will be replaced by the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme (ANC) in 2015. If the person named applies for and meets the requirements of that Scheme, which will be similar to a great extent to the provisions of the current Scheme, he will be eligible to benefit from payment under the ANC Scheme from 2015 onwards.