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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2012

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Questions (519)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

565 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 on behalf of a person (details supplied), if he has considered the review request made by this Deputy on 7 December asking that permission be given to the landowner in question to lodge an amended agri-environment options scheme plan as a result of additional lands that was reinstated by the Department following a successful appeal for the purpose of the disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7805/12]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney)

The person named has been informed in writing that he was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011.

The person named claimed 22.22 hectares of commonage under his AEOS application. Following a review by SPS the reference area of his commonage share has increased to 35.42 hectares. This increased area will be recognised on his AEOS application and the person named should now deliver on all the actions selected in the approved application together with this additional commonage land. My Department will issue a letter to this effect to the person named.