Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a beef environmental efficiency programme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35696/20]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on farm and support of best practice in welfare management.

The closing date for receipt of applications for this programme was 15th May 2020. Applications could only be made via my Department's online application system at www.agfood.ie. A request was received on 7th October 2020 from an agent acting on behalf of the person named requesting their participation in the scheme as they had not submitted an application by the 15th May deadline.

A letter issued on 9th October 2020 outlining that a late application could not be accepted at this stage. This letter also indicated that if the person named was dissatisfied with this decision, they retained the right to have the matter reviewed. Any review request should outline the reasons for inclusion in the programme and include any supporting documentation considered relevant tothe matter. To date, no such review has been received.