Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2015
136. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants paid, and the total amount paid, under the 2014 rural environment protection scheme 4 and the agri-environment options schemes 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6490/15]
View answerA total of 15,776 applicants have been paid in respect of the 2014 REPS4 Scheme year in the amount of €92.487 million. The position for 2014 AEOS is set out in the table below:
|
Scheme |
Amount |
No. of Applicants paid |
|
AEOS1 |
24,770,428.25 |
6,305 |
|
AEOS2 |
15,639,325.45 |
4,762 |
|
AEOS3 |
14,941,304.96 |
4,505 |
|
Totals |
55,351,058.66 |
15,572 |
Payments are made in two parts 75% and 25% and they continue on an on-going basis as cases are cleared.
