Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for redress following the loss of a crop due to storm damage. [18151/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named has submitted applications to my Department under the Fodder Aid Scheme and the Emergency Flood Damage Relief Measure. These schemes were introduced by my Department as part of the response to the flooding in December 2015 and January 2016. The Terms and Conditions of the Fodder Aid scheme list the eligible feedstuffs considered for aid under the scheme as silage, hay, straw and concentrates. Therefore, losses to other sources of feed on a holding such as crops in the ground do not qualify for support under this scheme.

The terms and conditions of the Emergency Flood Damage Relief Measure set out that support is available to farmers under 3 categories;

a) loss of livestock,

b) damage to fixed agricultural structures and fittings, and

c) the necessity to move livestock to alternate housing (excluding the cost of feed).

Given that the applications of the person named related to the loss of a maize crop, the applications were not eligible for compensation under the terms of either scheme. The person named has been advised of the decisions in each case, and advised of the appeal options available.