John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a herd number by a person (details supplied). [13851/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application for a herdnumber was received from the above named on 14 March 2017. An on-farm inspection was carried out on 21 March 2017. At this inspection the applicant was informed of the requirement to supply documentation supporting the application including a lease agreement for the land and farm buildings subject to the application. Furthermore a cattle crush required upgrading. The applicant agreed to contact the inspecting officer when this work was completed and lease agreements were put in place. The inspecting officer has contacted the applicant or their nominated contact on a number of occasions in 2017 with a view to progressing the application. To date valid lease agreements have not been furnished to support the application and therefore the application cannot be further processed.