Eamon Scanlon
Ceist:331. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS review for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18778/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 1 May 2018
Ceisteanna (331)
Freagraí scríofa
The person named submitted an application for grant aid under the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme on 8 January 2018.
The application was rejected on 23 February 2018 as the applicant did not meet the requirements of set-up for the first time in farming within five years of the date of receipt of an application under this scheme. The Department records indicate that the applicant was set up on 17 April 2012 which means that they were outside the 5 year period to qualify as a Young farmer under the Terms and Conditions of the TAMS II scheme.
In addition documentary evidence of a grant of full planning permission was not submitted at the time of application.
A review of this decision was requested on 21 March 2018 and a reply to this review issued on 10 April 2018 upholding the original decision to reject the application.
It is open to the applicant to apply for grant aid under the other schemes of TAMS II where the grant rate applicable is 40%.
It is also open to the applicant to submit an appeal of the decision to the Agriculture Appeals Office within 3 months of the date of the decision letter.