Written answers

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Scheme Applications

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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789. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider that a person (details supplied) made an honest mistake when applying under the national reserve scheme by omitting his basic payment scheme application in January 2015. [12895/16]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted an application under the ‘Old Young Farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve using the online application facility. The Terms and Conditions governing the Old Young Farmer category of the 2015 National Reserve clearly state at Point 4 of the Introduction and also at section 2.1 that applicants must submit a Basic Payment Scheme application in the year of application to the National Reserve. The person named did not submit a Basic Payment Scheme application in 2015 and on that basis he did not meet the eligibility criteria under the National Reserve.

The person named was notified of this decision in writing and was offered the opportunity to submit an appeal. My Department has now received an appeal from the person named in relation to his 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 within the next two weeks.

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