Dan Neville
Ceist:262 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the average time it takes to consider an appeal by the REP scheme appeals committee. [26402/01]
Vol. 543 No. 2
262 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the average time it takes to consider an appeal by the REP scheme appeals committee. [26402/01]
The average time from the lodging of an appeal to a decision on it by the REPS appeals committee is between four and five months. When an appeal is lodged, it is first investigated by my Department's inspectors and they prepare a report for the appeals committee which meets regularly to deal with a list of cases presented to it. Straightforward appeals may take considerably less time to finalise, but more complex issues, or cases where additional information or investigation is required, may take longer.