Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 March 2023
219. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) for the fodder scheme which was lodged on 28 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15612/23]
View answerIn the case of the person named, an application was received by the Department via email on 28th July 2022 from an agricultural advisor acting on his behalf. It was not submitted via the online application system. The application was accepted via email as it was a "Reps Of" application, where the herdnumber was in the process of being transferred from a deceased person to the person named.
All agricultural advisors were obliged to have the correct authorisations in place with my Department’s Corporate Customer System for the Exceptional Aid system in order to act on behalf of their clients in respect of the Fodder Scheme. In this case, the necessary authorisations were not in place at the time of application but were subsequently put in place following communication between my Department and the advisor concerned.
The Department continues to issue payments to outstanding Fodder Support Scheme 2022 cases as they are cleared. This application has now been processed fully and has been approved for payment. The person named is due to receive payment under the Fodder Support Scheme 2022 in the coming weeks.
