Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 May 2016

Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Questions (326)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

326. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the rural environment protection scheme, agri-environment options scheme 1, AEOS scheme 2 and AEOS scheme 3 as of 20 May 2016; the completion date for participants in each scheme; the number of farmers who have indicated that they will be transferring from the AEOS scheme to tranche 2 of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; the number that transferred from these schemes to tranche 1 of GLAS, in each case broken down between AEOS 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12124/16]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

All AEOS 1 contracts ended on 31 December 2015. AEOS 2 contracts have an end date of 31 December 2016. With AEOS 3 contracts ending on 31 December 2018 only AEOS 2 and 3 applicants were in an AEOS contract when GLAS tranche 2 commenced. The information requested by the Deputy in detailed in the following tables.

Numbers in AEOS Schemes 20 May 2016

Scheme	Numbers at 20th May	Completion date
AEOS 1	0	31/12/2015
AEOS 2	4296	31/12/2016
AEOS 3	2690	31/12/2018

AEOS 1, 2 and 3 Applicants transferred to GLAS Tranche 1

Total to GLAS 1	4316
AEOS 1	1344
AEOS 2	617
AEOS 3	2355

AEOS 2 and 3 Applicants transferred to GLAS Tranche 2

Total to GLAS 2	1636
AEOS 2	942
AEOS 3	694

It will be open to AEOS participants to transfer to GLAS in the third tranche.