Pat Breen
Ceist:175. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40377/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 4 October 2018
Ceisteanna (175)
Freagraí scríofa
The person named is a participant in my Department's Organic Farming Scheme (OFS). An issue arose in relation to a parcel of land that was included in their Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) and the Organic Farming Scheme. The AEOS action selected by the person did not permit payment on that parcel under the Organic Farming Scheme due to the issue of double funding.
In 2016, upon transforming their AEOS contract to the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) different actions were chosen on the parcel in question. This change permitted payments under both the GLAS and Organic Farming schemes. Due to a retrospective AEOS payment issued in respect of 2016, the OFS payment on this parcel was initially blocked.
My Department's staff have now rectified the issue that was preventing the 2016 OFS payment for the land parcel in question. The OFS payment in respect of same will issue this week.