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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 June 2014

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Questions (127)

Noel Coonan

Question:

127. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 agri-environment options scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reasons for the delay in payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27470/14]

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The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from 1 September 2010 and full payment has issued in respect of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. During a 2013 inspection, the person named was deemed non-compliant in respect of the Laying of Hedgerows and Wild Bird Cover actions. A letter issued on 10 January 2014 notifying the person named of the non-compliances found on inspection and giving a right of appeal to the Regional Inspector of the Department. As my Department has no record of receiving an appeal, the file was processed for payment based on the inspection findings. On preparing the file for payment it became clear that the extent of the breaches is such that the amount owed by the person named exceeds the amount due for 2013 and therefore no payment falls to be made by my Department.

As regards 2014, the applicant has submitted his 2014 Single Payment application, which is also his claim form for AEOS payment for this year. Payments for the 2014 scheme year will not be processed until the 4th quarter of 2014 and any outstanding reductions or penalties may be taken from this payment or any other departmental scheme payments.

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