Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Ceisteanna (1668)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

1668. 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 that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment; the number of AEOS recipients that have yet to receive payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28439/17]

Freagraí scríofa

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 checks, 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 Processing
Carlow	49	45	4
Cavan	244	227	17
Clare	556	511	45
Cork	428	395	33
Donegal	1360	1,263	97
Dublin	9	9	0
Galway	1245	1,157	88
Kerry	568	513	55
Kildare	39	36	3
Kilkenny	109	99	10
Laois	80	69	11
Leitrim	430	400	30
Limerick	224	190	34
Longford	89	77	12
Louth	41	39	2
Mayo	1399	1,302	97
Meath	83	75	8
Monaghan	151	124	27
Offaly	110	104	6
Roscommon	478	443	35
Sligo	335	303	32
Tipperary	245	212	33
Waterford	82	73	9
Westmeath	122	102	20
Wexford	84	59	25
Wicklow	80	69	11
Totals	8640	7,896	744