Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 March 2017

Thursday, 23 March 2017

Questions (177)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

177. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons that applied for AEOS that have received their total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number of persons that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment; the total number of AEOS recipients that have yet to receive payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14736/17]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

AEOS II participants completed their 5-year contracts on 31 December 2016. Under the EU Regulations governing this Scheme and all other area-based payment schemes, a full check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must take place before payment can issue. As all AEOS II participants will be receiving their final payments under the scheme, re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before final payment can be processed. All cases cleared for payment are paid on a weekly basis.

AEOS Table

County	Totals	Paid	Awaiting Payment
Carlow	49	41	8
Cavan	244	198	46
Clare	556	469	87
Cork	428	337	91
Donegal	1360	1133	227
Dublin	9	9	0
Galway	1245	1026	219
Kerry	568	467	101
Kildare	39	29	10
Kilkenny	109	80	29
Laois	80	55	25
Leitrim	430	366	64
Limerick	224	172	52
Longford	89	70	19
Louth	41	30	11
Mayo	1399	1155	244
Meath	83	68	15
Monaghan	151	108	43
Offaly	110	86	24
Roscommon	478	401	77
Sligo	335	285	50
Tipperary	245	173	72
Waterford	82	69	13
Westmeath	122	89	33
Wexford	84	51	33
Wicklow	80	63	17
Totals	8640	7030	1610