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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 March 2013

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Questions (128)

Brendan Smith

Question:

128. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that have not yet been paid their 2011-2012 agri-environment options scheme I and II payments and the percentage in each case broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14659/13]

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Under the EU Regulations governing the scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue.

Successive EU audits have made it absolutely clear that compliance with the Regulations must be strictly adhered to and that all administrative checks must be passed and eligibility conditions met before payment issues. As a result, my Department is obliged to ensure that individual payments will not issue until all aspects of a farmer’s application are in order, all outstanding documentation provided and all queries resolved.

Outstanding AEOS payments are largely due to unresolved queries associated with applications and where necessary officials in my Department will have contacted the applicants concerned with the intention of issuing payment as soon as possible. The payment information requested by the Deputy is provided below in tabular form.

AEOS I – 2011 Scheme Year

County

Active Applicants

Remaining

% paid

Carlow

98

3

96.9%

Cavan

229

8

96.5%

Clare

383

6

98.4%

Cork

483

24

95.0%

Donegal

657

5

99.2%

Dublin

17

1

94.1%

Galway

853

19

97.8%

Kerry

353

9

97.5%

Kildare

74

2

97.3%

Kilkenny

269

3

98.9%

Laois

165

2

98.8%

Leitrim

391

0

100.0%

Limerick

255

9

96.5%

Longford

115

0

100.0%

Louth

58

0

100.0%

Mayo

956

0

100.0%

Meath

176

5

97.2%

Monaghan

213

0

100.0%

Offaly

141

7

95.0%

Roscommon

399

3

99.2%

Sligo

298

2

99.3%

Tipperary

387

6

98.4%

Waterford

143

3

97.9%

Westmeath

229

5

97.8%

Wexford

191

4

97.9%

Wicklow

102

4

96.1%

Grand Total

7635

130

98.3%

% Total Overall Paid

98.30%

AEOS I – 2012 Scheme Year

County

Active Applicants

Remaining

% Paid

Carlow

98

12

87.8%

Cavan

229

40

82.5%

Clare

382

40

89.5%

Cork

483

97

79.9%

Donegal

656

59

91.0%

Dublin

17

3

82.4%

Galway

849

151

82.2%

Kerry

352

43

87.8%

Kildare

74

11

85.1%

Kilkenny

268

48

82.1%

Laois

165

26

84.2%

Leitrim

391

60

84.7%

Limerick

253

39

84.6%

Longford

115

16

86.1%

Louth

58

3

94.8%

Mayo

951

110

88.4%

Meath

176

15

91.5%

Monaghan

212

25

88.2%

Offaly

140

20

85.7%

Roscommon

398

41

89.7%

Sligo

297

24

91.9%

Tipperary

384

53

86.2%

Waterford

142

21

85.2%

Westmeath

228

36

84.2%

Wexford

190

41

78.4%

Wicklow

101

25

75.2%

Grand Total

7609

1059

86.1%

% Total Overall Paid

86.1%

AEOS II – 2011 Scheme Year

County

Active Applicants

Remaining

% of County Paid

Carlow

34

5

85.3%

Cavan

184

45

75.5%

Clare

374

73

80.5%

Cork

384

103

73.2%

Donegal

904

169

81.3%

Dublin

8

5

37.5%

Galway

826

174

78.9%

Kerry

386

85

78.0%

Kildare

35

9

74.3%

Kilkenny

123

27

78.0%

Laois

74

14

81.1%

Leitrim

233

39

83.3%

Limerick

208

65

68.8%

Longford

86

17

80.2%

Louth

34

6

82.4%

Mayo

902

186

79.4%

Meath

81

17

79.0%

Monaghan

117

18

84.6%

Offaly

92

20

78.3%

Roscommon

351

81

76.9%

Sligo

204

45

77.9%

Tipperary

260

61

76.5%

Waterford

54

13

75.9%

Westmeath

112

14

87.5%

Wexford

90

24

73.3%

Wicklow

63

17

73.0%

Grand Total

6219

1332

78.6%

% Total Overall Paid

78.6%

AEOS II – 2012 Scheme Year

County

Active Applicants

Remaining

% of County Paid

Carlow

34

16

52.9%

Cavan

182

106

41.8%

Clare

373

165

55.8%

Cork

382

225

41.1%

Donegal

901

408

54.7%

Dublin

8

5

37.5%

Galway

824

475

42.4%

Kerry

385

194

49.6%

Kildare

35

23

34.3%

Kilkenny

121

84

30.6%

Laois

74

43

41.9%

Leitrim

232

136

41.4%

Limerick

208

144

30.8%

Longford

86

64

25.6%

Louth

34

14

58.8%

Mayo

901

421

53.3%

Meath

79

60

24.1%

Monaghan

115

73

36.5%

Offaly

92

55

40.2%

Roscommon

351

214

39.0%

Sligo

204

115

43.6%

Tipperary

259

178

31.3%

Waterford

52

36

30.8%

Westmeath

111

58

47.7%

Wexford

88

64

27.3%

Wicklow

63

33

47.6%

Grand Total

6194

3409

45.0%

% Total Overall Paid

45.0%

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