Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 September 2014
20. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that there are no further cuts to REPS 4 payments in budget 2015 and also that funding for AEOS be maintained at its current level in budget 2013. [35178/14]
View answerThe total profiled expenditure for 2014 for REPS is €123m and for AEOS is €61m and it is expected that the entire allocation for these Schemes will be spent in 2014. The budgetary process for 2015 is currently underway and the allocation of monies for REPS and AEOS will be decided as part of that process. There is no intention to cut scheme payments for the remaining REPS 4 participants and it is also the intention to ensure that the AEOS allocation will likewise meet the scheme commitments for 2015.
