The Young Farmers Scheme is an annual scheme introduced in 2015 and scheduled to operate until 2019. As it is an annual scheme, applicants are required to submit an application for each scheme year. The person named did not submit an application to the 2018 Young Farmers Scheme by the closing date for receipt of applications of 15th May 2018. In April 2019, the person named contacted my Department to advise that he had not submitted his 2018 Young Farmers Scheme application due to human error on his part and requested that his application be accepted on appeal.
The person named was advised in writing on 16th April 2019 that his appeal for submission of a late application to the 2018 Young Farmers Scheme was unsuccessful. He was also advised that if he wished to further appeal this decision he may do so in writing to the independent Agricultural Appeals Office. The person named has now submitted an appeal to the Agricultural Appeals Office and my Department will await the outcome of that appeals process.