Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the national reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5329/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted an application to my Department under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2017 National Reserve.  The Terms and Conditions of the 2017 National Reserve include a requirement that a successful applicant must have completed a recognised course of education in agriculture giving rise to an award at FETAC Level 6 or its equivalent by 15 May 2017.

 Documentation submitted to my Department in support of the application by the person named under the 2017 National Reserve states that he will not have completed the required education course until May 2018. On this basis the application under the 2017 National Reserve was deemed to be unsuccessful.  The person named was notified of this decision in writing on 22 June 2017 and was offered the opportunity to submit an appeal of this decision within fourteen days.  There is no record of such an appeal having been received by my Department.