Agri-Business
There were 60 complaints about the DAFM made to the Ombudsman in 2024, according to its report for last year.
78 complaints were made to the Ombudsman for Public Services about the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) last year.
Rural Life
A man was awarded €1,000 by the department after he made a complaint to the ombudsman regarding the Fallen Animal Subsidy Scheme.
Complaints submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman about the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
163 complaints were received about the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in...
Complaints to Ombudsman Peter Tyndall rose by 9% to 3,664 in 2019 - the highest number of complaints received by the Ombudsman since 2010.
A farmer who did not tick a box relating to a section of his Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application - resulting in a €2,937 non-compliance penalty - recouped the majority of his payment after the the penalty was waived following a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman.
A farmer managed to recoup over €27,000 of a penalty he was issued with by the Department of Agriculture when a complaint he submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman was upheld.
An agricultural consultant has lodged a complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman against the Department of Agriculture over GLAS payments.
