Written answers

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Schemes Appeals

Photo of James BannonJames Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals processed by the Agriculture Appeals Office in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7798/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Agriculture Appeals Office , which provides an independent appeals service to scheme applicants dissatisfied with decisions of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to certain designated schemes, has indicated that the total number of appeals processed to closure in 2013 was 802.

Photo of James BannonJames Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agriculture appeals in 2013 dealt with by oral hearings; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the various decisions under appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7799/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Agriculture Appeals Office has indicated that a total of 341 oral hearings were held in 2013. Of these 37 were allowed, 66 were partially allowed and 188 were disallowed, 44 were revised by the Department and 6 were withdrawn.

Photo of James BannonJames Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the 2013 agricultural appeals results; if he will detail the number of appeals under each heading that were successful in full, only partly successful, or not successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7800/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The following is a breakdown of the 2013 appeals, as provided by the Agriculture Appeals Office.

TitleNumber
Allowed 60
Partially Allowed 84
Disallowed 404
Not valid 26
Withdrawn 40
Out of time 58
Revised by DAFM 193
Open 2

Photo of James BannonJames Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural appeals in 2013 dealt with in writing; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the various decisions under appeal; if he will provide, under each heading, a breakdown of the results of the appeals; the number of appeals under each heading that were successful in full, only partly successful or not successful at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7801/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Agriculture Appeals Office has indicated that a total of 461 appeals were determined on a summary basis, where no oral hearing was requested, during 2013. Of these 23 were allowed, 18 were partially allowed and 152 were disallowed, 149 were revised by the Department and 119 were withdrawn or not valid.

Photo of James BannonJames Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals processed by the Agriculture Appeals Office in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7802/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Agriculture Appeals Office, which provides an independent appeals service to scheme applicants dissatisfied with decisions of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to certain designated schemes, has indicated that the total number of appeals processed to closure in 2014 was 727.

Photo of James BannonJames Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural appeals in 2014 dealt with by oral hearings; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the various decisions under appeal; if he will provide, under each heading, a breakdown of the results of the appeals; if he will provide, in detail, the number of appeals under each heading that were successful in full, only partly successful or not successful at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7803/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Agriculture Appeals Office has indicated that a total of 351 oral hearings were held in 2014. Of these 32 were allowed, 5 9 were partially allowed and 225 were disallowed, 29 were revised by the Department and 6 were withdrawn.

Photo of James BannonJames Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural appeals in 2014 that were dealt with in writing; of these, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the various decisions under appeal; if he will provide, under each heading, a breakdown of the results of the appeals; if he will provide details of the number of appeals, under each heading, that were successful in full, only partly successful or not successful at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7804/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Agriculture Appeals Office has indicated that a total of 376 appeals were determined without recourse to an oral hearing in 2014. Of these 11 were allowed, 18 were partially allowed and 163 were disallowed, 100 were revised by the Department and 84 were withdrawn or not valid.

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