Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 764: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an agri-environment options scheme payment will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23416/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved into the AEOS scheme with effect from the 1st November 2010. Under the EU Regulations governing the Agri-Environment Options Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. Payments have commenced as the administration checks have been completed satisfactorily. However, the checks have highlighted a discrepancy between the amount claimed on the AEOS application and the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) application of the person named. A letter has issued to the person named outlining the problem and asking the person named to amend the application in line with his SPS application. Once a reply is received the file will be processed further.