Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 April 2015
117. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme 3; if paperwork is in order; if an inspection is planned. [17084/15]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1 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. The application of the person named was also selected for an on-farm inspection in respect of the 2014 scheme year, during which non-compliances with the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme were noted in relation to the land parcel boundaries submitted as part of the original application. The person named was notified of this in a letter dated 18 March 2015. Officials are currently processing the application on the basis of the inspection findings and once the parcel boundaries have been updated on the Land Parcel Identification System, 2014 scheme year payments, less any penalty, will issue.
