The persons named submitted an application under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve with the second person named as the young farmer. This application was not successful as the applicants were deemed to have exceeded the off farm income threshold of €40,000. The applicants were notified of this decision and offered the opportunity to submit an appeal.
My Department has now received an appeal from the persons named in relation to their National Reserve application. This appeal will be considered by my Department based on the information set out by the applicants and a decision with regard to the outcome of the appeal will be notified in writing to the applicants as soon as possible.