Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2013
561. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for payment under the agri-environment options scheme 2012 will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25310/13]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011 and full payment totalling €1,333.32 issued 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. These checks have been completed and payment totalling €3,978.80 issued to the person named in respect of the 2012 scheme year – 75% on 6 March and 25% on 15 May.
