Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2013
500. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a person (details supplied) who is waiting for a decision on last year's payment of the disadvantaged areas scheme from the Ombudsman, which is causing a delay with this year's payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42329/13]
View answerThe person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted by the requirement to have achieved 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 appealed unsuccessfully to the independently chaired DAS Appeals Committee. The person named subsequently availed of their right to pursue the matter with the Office of the Ombudsman; the case is currently under consideration by that Office.
