Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data

Thursday, 30 March 2017

Questions (237)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

237. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied for AEOS who have received their total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number of persons who have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment; the number of AEOS recipients who have yet to receive payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15889/17]

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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.

County	Totals	Paid	Awaiting Payment
Carlow	49	43	6
Cavan	244	205	39
Clare	556	476	80
Cork	428	356	72
Donegal	1360	1168	192
Dublin	9	9	0
Galway	1245	1051	194
Kerry	568	474	94
Kildare	39	30	9
Kilkenny	109	87	22
Laois	80	55	25
Leitrim	430	372	58
Limerick	224	176	48
Longford	89	74	15
Louth	41	31	10
Mayo	1399	1197	202
Meath	83	71	12
Monaghan	151	109	42
Offaly	110	93	17
Roscommon	478	419	59
Sligo	335	292	43
Tipperary	245	181	64
Waterford	82	70	12
Westmeath	122	91	31
Wexford	84	54	30
Wicklow	80	65	15
Totals	8640	7249	1391