Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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1320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals pending decision by the director of appeals at the agricultural appeals office. [37707/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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1321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals pending decision by the director of appeals at the agricultural appeals office by the county in which the appellant is based, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37708/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1320 and 1321 together.

The Agriculture Appeals Office is independent in the performance of its functions.

The Agriculture Appeals Act provides that the Director may revise any decision of an appeals officer if it appears to him or her that the decision was erroneous by reason of some mistake having been made in relation to the law or the facts.

The Agriculture Appeals Office has advised that the number of requests awaiting decision by the Director of Agriculture Appeals is 65 according to the records held at 31 August 2017.

I attach a table showing the requests for review by county. I am advised that every effort is being made to complete the reviews.

The number of requests for a review of Appeal Decisions awaiting review by the Director of Agriculture Appeals as at 31/08/2017