Agri-Environment Options Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2017

Thursday, 2 March 2017

Ceisteanna (288)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

288. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons that applied for agri-environment options scheme, 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 [11042/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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 take place. As all AEOS 2 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. Officials are working through these files and payment will be made in all cases as soon as possible. All cleared cases are being paid on a weekly basis.

County	Totals	Paid	Awaiting Payment
Carlow	49	40	9
Cavan	244	198	46
Clare	556	466	90
Cork	428	321	107
Donegal	1360	1106	254
Dublin	9	9	0
Galway	1245	1004	241
Kerry	568	457	111
Kildare	39	29	10
Kilkenny	109	79	30
Laois	80	54	26
Leitrim	430	363	67
Limerick	224	145	79
Longford	89	58	31
Louth	41	28	13
Mayo	1399	998	401
Meath	83	55	28
Monaghan	151	93	58
Offaly	110	79	31
Roscommon	478	359	119
Sligo	335	246	89
Tipperary	245	148	97
Waterford	82	59	23
Westmeath	122	78	44
Wexford	84	47	37
Wicklow	80	56	24
Totals	8,640	6,575	2,065