Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to re-examine the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a rare breeds payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13921/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Farmers selecting the Rare Breed action in GLAS were required to upload evidence of membership of the relevant Breed Society as part of the application process. The relevant acceptable bodies were published in the GLAS Specification document and officials from my Department did not advise that documentation from Horse Sport Ireland was not necessary.

All applicants were required to engage a professional advisor to prepare and submit their application and any required supporting documentation. A letter from the Irish Draught Horse Society was submitted in this case but was not acceptable as that body is not the recognised body as published in the GLAS scheme specification. Horse Sport Ireland section of the Irish Horse Board is the keeper of the Stud Book and the recognised body for the Irish Draught Horse. As no documentation from this body was submitted with the application the rare breed action was not approved.

The applicant in this case is entitled to request a review of the original decision to the GLAS Section of my Department and supply additional relevant information to support such a request.