Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 428: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that have been paid agri-environment options scheme 1 payments to date; the amount paid; and for those that are paid when the remaining 25% payment will be made. [33173/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A total of 4,605 applications have been fully processed. 75% of the 2010 entitlement under AEOS I amounting to €3,095,086.88 has issued to date. I expect that payments in respect of the remaining 25% will commence shortly.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 429: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when agri-environment options scheme 2 payments will be made; the amount of the 2011 REP scheme AEOS book of estimates that have been made to date; and if he will provide a breakdown of REPS 3, REPS 4 and AEOS 1. [33174/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Under the EU Regulations governing the 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. Participants were accepted into the AEOS 2 scheme with effect from 1 September 2011 and I expect that payments in respect of year 1 will commence in the first quarter of 2012. In relation to REPS and AEOS schemes the following is a breakdown of the total spend to-date and the amount paid in 2011:

REPS 3:

Total to-date: €1.514 billion

Paid in 2011: €27 million

REPS 4:

Total to-date: €382 million

Paid in 2011: €96 million

AEOS 1:

Total to Date: €3 million

Paid in 2011: €3 million