Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (details supplied) regarding the agri-environment options scheme, AEOS, will be re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50824/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named joined the AEOS3 scheme with a start date of 1 May 2013. He received payments in respect of the 2013, 2014 and 2015 scheme years. An AEOS inspection was carried out on 27 July 2016 and he was informed by letter dated 9 November 2016 that, as a result of the findings of that inspection, he was rejected from the scheme and was given the option of requesting a review by the Regional Inspector.

A review request was received and dealt with by the Regional Inspector, who upheld the decision of the inspector in a letter to the person named, dated 28 August 2017, giving the person named a right of appeal to the independent Agricultural Appeals Office.

It is understood that an appeal was submitted to the Agriculture Appeals Office. A decision will issue from that office to the person named in due course.