Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
695. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason single farm payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1692/14]
View answerThe matter raised by the Deputy relates to the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme - the person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted upon by the requirement to have achieved a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare in 2011, 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 was informed accordingly and was advised of his right to pursue the matter with the Office of the Ombudsman. However, given the circumstances as outlined by the Deputy, I have arranged to have the case reviewed, as part of which an official of my Department will make direct contact with the person named.
