Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal of a decision by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1741/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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A letter was issued to the person named on 28 August 2017 stating that, following a review, the decision to terminate the AEOS contract was upheld. The person named was offered the opportunity to appeal this decision to the Agricultural Appeals Office.

An appeal was received by the Agricultural Appeals Office on 6 October 2017. An Oral Hearing was requested had been scheduled for 31 January 2018 but the appellant subsequently cancelled this hearing and has indicated that they are unavailable to attend an Oral Hearing until February 2018. When the appeal process is concluded a decision will issue to the person named in writing.