Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2018
175. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a review of a 2017 sheep welfare scheme penalty in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25937/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application was received under the Sheep Welfare Scheme from the person named on 31 January 2017. Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, applicants to the scheme are required to choose two actions from various categories appropriate to their flock type.
In the case of this application, only one of the two actions chosen was completed. Therefore the application was deemed to be incomplete. A letter issued from the Department to the person named on 12 February 2018 informing him of a possible penalty being applied and advising the applicant of his right to appeal.
The applicant submitted an appeal on this decision to the Department on 26 February 2018. The appeal was partially accepted under Force Majeure in that no penalty was applied for non-compliance with the scheme, but no payment was made in respect of the action which was not completed either. A letter issued to the applicant on 23 April 2018 advising him of this and outlining his right to further appeal this decision to the Agriculture Appeals Office.
