Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2015
320. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment options scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1337/15]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from 1 September 2011 and payments have issued in respect of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Scheme years. 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. The application of the person named was also selected for inspection which took place on the 11 August 2014. Issues arose which required correspondence between Department Officials and the person named which resulted in a delay in processing the file. These issues have now been resolved and the file will be processed based on the Inspection findings with the intention of issuing payment for 2014 as soon as possible.
