Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the national reserve scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5339/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted an application under the ‘new entrant’ category of the 2015 National Reserve. This application was not successful as the applicant was deemed to have exceeded the off farm income threshold of €40,000. The applicant was notified of this decision and was offered the opportunity to submit an appeal.

My Department has now received an appeal from the person named in relation to their National Reserve application. This appeal will be considered by my Department based on the information set out by the applicant and a decision with regard to the outcome of the appeal will be notified in writing to the applicant as soon as possible.