Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 June 2017
227. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will compensate farmers who have yet to revise their 2016 payment eight months late; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30654/17]
View answerUnder the EU Regulations governing the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment 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.
All applications which pass all of the regulatory checks are processed for payment. Over 96% of active GLAS 1 and GLAS II applicants have received their 2016 advance payment. Applications which have not been paid to date have not yet passed all of the required checks. The Department is continuing to review outstanding applications and has contacted applicants requesting additional information where necessary. As applications clear the regulatory checks, payments will issue on an-going basis.
Under the EU Regulations governing the AEOS Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System must take place. As 2016 is the final scheme-year of payment for AEOS 2 applicants re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before final payment can be processed. Payments are issued once files have successfully passed all checks.
