James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not being paid in full under the agri environment options scheme on a technicality, which disallows them to amend their original application in which a small error was inadvertently made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17547/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved to participate in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) with effect from 1st September 2010 on the basis of the actions selected and identified by him on his application form. The request submitted on 4 May, 2011, to change the original application cannot be accommodated at this stage as participation in AEOS is a contractual commitment for at least 5 years as set out in the Terms & Conditions of the Scheme and in accordance with the EU rules governing the Scheme.