Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 July 2016
597. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for farm payment by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19523/16]
View answerThe person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. These applications were rejected as according to records held by my Department the person named had not applied to the Basic Payment Scheme for 2015. On this basis the person named did not meet the eligibility criteria under the National Reserve or Young Farmers Scheme.
The person named was notified in writing of this decision and was offered the opportunity to submit an appeal. My Department received an appeal from the person named in relation to his National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme applications. This appeal was not successful and the person named has been notified in writing of this decision and offered the opportunity to submit a further appeal to the independent Basic Payment Scheme appeals committee.
