Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 March 2013
271. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the agri-environment options scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15635/13]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011 and has received full payment totalling €840.57 in respect of 2011.
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. Payments in respect of the 2012 scheme year are subject to a similar administrative a checking process which includes verifications of capital investment through checks on receipts. These checks have been successfully completed and the outstanding 2012 payment will issue shortly.
