Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013
1200. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when will applicants in the agri-environment option scheme 3 start receiving their payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38001/13]
View answerUnder EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed on all applications before any payment can issue. My Department is dealing with a significant number of discrepancies that have arisen on individual AEOS 111 files as a result of preliminary administrative checks. I expect that all administrative checks will be completed and payments will commence in the first quarter of 2014.
