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164. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae   asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding headage payments. [18123/11]
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Deputy Simon Coveney): An application under the 2010 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 9 February 2011. The closing date for receipt of applications under this scheme was 17 May 2010.
Having now received a copy of the proof of postage showing that the application was posted prior to the closing date, it has been decided by my Department to waive the penalty for late submission of this application. The payments are now being processed and these payments will issue shortly.
165. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will detail the number of appeals received by him in each of the past five years; the number of appeals that were overturned; if any appeal decisions that were originally rejected were overturned at a later stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18164/11]
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Deputy Simon Coveney): The information required is set out on the following table.
| Year |
Appeals Rec’d |
Overturned |
Decisions changed later |
| 2006 |
427 |
154 |
3 |
| 2007 |
394 |
150 |
3 |
| 2008 |
481 |
164 |
5 |
| 2009 |
692 |
400 |
2 |
| 2010 |
832 |
392 |
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