Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2005
661 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers still awaiting a decision on their appeal of the force majeure decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1576/05]
View answerTo date the independent single payment appeals committee has examined 2,375 appeals in respect of decisions taken by my Department under the force majeure-exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment regulations. Some 36 of these cases remain open because the appeals committee has requested additional information from the appellants. A further 270 cases, submitted to the appeals committee in the last two weeks, are awaiting decision.
