Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will appoint a director to the agriculture appeals office; when the vacancy occurred; the number of appeals awaiting consideration pending the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6866/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The vacancy at Director level in the Agriculture Appeals Office occurred on 22 February 2016. Arrangements are in place to fill the Director post through an interdepartmental PAS competition in line with the provisions of the Agriculture Appeals Act. It is envisaged that a Director will be appointed shortly.

At today’s date the Appeals Office has 223 appeals on hand and these are being processed as quickly as possible.