Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 March 2015
363. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe as to when a 2014 agri-environment options scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11661/15]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from the 1st September 2011 and full entitlements 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 in question was selected for a ground inspection which identified non compliances with the Terms and Conditions of the scheme in relation to the Traditional Hay Meadow action. The application is being processed on the basis of the inspection findings and payment in respect of 2014, less penalties, will issue shortly.
