The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 and 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 was advised of this outcome in writing on 18 December 2012 and advised of their right to appeal to the independently chaired DAS Appeals Committee; however, no such appeal was made.
An appeal was subsequently lodged with the Office of the Ombudsman on 3 December 2013 and thereafter a further appeal was lodged directly with my Department on 21 January 2014, to which a successful outcome was reached; payments under the 2012 and 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme subsequently issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 6 February and 12 February respectively.