Éamon Ó Cuív
Question:113. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for a derogation under the disadvantaged areas scheme that have been examined to date; the number in which the derogation was granted and the number refused; the number of those who were refused a derogation that appealed this decision; the number subsequently granted a derogation and the number refused; if these applicants can now appeal to the permanent appeals mechanism within his Department and raise the issue with the Ombudsman with all the above information broken down between the different categories of disadvantaged payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54991/12]
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