Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 March 2012
190 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of agri-environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11910/12]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2010.
Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, have to be completed before any payment can issue. During these checks a query arose in respect of land parcels declared which required digitisation. This is being dealt with by my Department at present and once the digitisation process is completed, the application will be processed with a view to making payment in respect of 2010 at the earliest opportunity.
Payments in respect of the 2011 Scheme year are subject to a similar administrative checking process which includes verification of capital investments related to approved AEOS actions. During these checks on the capital investment claim a number of queries were identified. My Department has issued a letter to the person named regarding these. Payment will issue at the earliest opportunity once all queries have been resolved and validations successfully completed.
