Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 309: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be seriously financially penalised if they are prevented from making an application for the agri-environment options scheme in view of the fact that their REP scheme 3 will be terminated on 4 June 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12290/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Section 8.7 of the Terms and Conditions of the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme provides that persons participating in the Rural Environment Protection Scheme are not eligible to join the scheme.

The closing date for AEOS was Monday 16 May 2011 and as the person named will not complete their REPS3 contract until 31 May 2011, unfortunately they are not eligible to join the scheme in 2011.