Written answers

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Farm Inspections

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a mechanism within his Department to request a second review following a farm inspection and subsequent reduction in payment which was upheld in the original review, before proceeding to the appeal process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11289/16]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has a clearly defined review process in place for applicants who are inspected. If an applicant is dissatisfied with the outcome of an eligibility or a cross compliance inspection they may, following receipt of the interim notification (IN letter), submit any additional information in writing to the local District Superintendant. The final inspection findings are then outlined in a final notification (FN) letter. The applicant may then seek a review of the decision to the District Inspector for their region. This process and the relevant contact details are outlined in the FN letters that issue to applicants. If an applicant wishes to seek a review of the results of a remote sensing inspection they can submit a review request to Remote Sensing Inspections Section. Again this detail will be provided to the applicant in the letter issued outlining the outcome of the inspection.

In the event that the applicant is dissatisfied with the outcome of a review, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office, within 3 months of the date of review decision letter.

If the applicant feels that their case has been dealt with unfairly by the Agriculture Appeals Office they can raise the matter with the Office of the Ombudsman, 18 Lower Leeson St., Dublin 2.

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