Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 March 2013
471. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when agri-environment option scheme payments for 2011 and 2012 will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [14813/13]
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 €1,217.05 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. Payments in respect of the 2012 Scheme year are subject to a similar administrative checking process. These checks are now finalised in respect of this case and I expect 2012 payment to issue shortly.
