Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 January 2013
171. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be issued with their 2012 agri environment options scheme payment; the reasons for the delay in payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2097/13]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st September 2011 and has received full payment totalling €1,333.32 in respect of 2011.
Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. During these checks a query was identified in relation to the Natura owned parcel. This problem is presently being addressed and payment will issue at the earliest opportunity once all validations have been successfully completed.
