Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013
1046. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be notified of the outcome of their appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17020/13]
View answerThe person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted by the requirement of a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare, and who applied for and were refused derogation in this regard.
The person named subsequently availed of the option to appeal to the independently chaired DAS Appeals Committee. The Committee has adjudicated on this appeal and the person concerned has been notified of the unsuccessful outcome, in writing, on 9 January 2013. As advised in that letter, it is open to the person named to pursue the matter with the Office of the Ombudsman.
