Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2015
289. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) in County Cork will receive the next payment under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42840/15]
View answerThe persons named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1 September 2011 and has been paid in full for the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 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.
It is expected that AEOS payments for the 2015 scheme year will commence shortly for those that have successfully come through the administrative checks and where there are no outstanding issues for those who had on-the-spot inspections in 2015.
