Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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961. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of appeals under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme including the number of appeals in the system, the average waiting time for a decision and when the current round of appeals will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In excess of 40,000 GLAS applications were received by my Department in 2015 and some 38,000 farmers have been approved into the scheme. 122 appeals to the Department, requesting a review of a decision made, have been received in relation to GLAS 1 and replies have issued in all cases. 424 such requests were received in relation to GLAS 2 and all but 4 cases have been replied to, these are currently being reviewed and decisions will issue shortly.

The Department has been notified by the Agriculture Appeals Office of 30 GLAS appeals submitted to that office. In accordance with agreed procedures and timeframes 25 responses to the Agriculture Appeals Office have issued. The 5 cases on hand are currently being reviewed. The timeframe within which these appeals will be determined is a matter for the independent Agriculture Appeals Office.