Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2014
356. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grounds on which a person (details supplied) in County Galway was refused payment under the beef genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28099/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has no record of having received an application under the 2014 Beef Genomics Scheme/Beef Data Programme for the person named. The person named wrote to my Department on 26 March 2014 stating he applied for the above Schemes and supplied a certificate of postage. However, the applicant’s review was unsuccessful as the required evidence of postage is a Swiftpost receipt, as set out at Section 8 of the Terms and Conditions, which was not produced. He subsequently appealed the decision which was reviewed by the Head of the Section. The original decision was upheld and the person named was informed of this in a letter dated 17 June 2014. He was advised of his right to appeal this decision to the Agriculture Appeals Office, Kilminchy Court, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
