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%
|
|
|