Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
451. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when outstanding agri-environment option scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33681/14]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1st May 2013. Under the 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 before any payment can issue. These checks have been successfully completed in respect of the 2013 Scheme year and full payment has issued to the person named - 75% payment issued on the 7th May 2014 and the balancing 25% payment issued on the 8th September 2014.
