Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their suckler cow welfare payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17362/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named joined the Suckler Welfare Scheme in 2008. He registered twelve animals in the Scheme that year and payment amounting to €880 was made for eleven of these animals during November and December 2008. Nine animals were registered in 2009 and payment issued for two of the animals in January 2010. A further six animals were registered in 2010 and eight in 2011 for which no payment has issued.

Payment has not issued in respect of the animals due to a combination of errors, which were identified during the payment validation process in respect of some of the animals. In addition, the participant has not submitted the required information for the remainder of the registered animals. A letter regarding the errors issued to the person named on 7 June 2011 but no response has been received by my Department to date. A further letter has been issued by my Department in recent days seeking to resolve the situation. However payment cannot issue on the animals in question until all of the information has been received and errors resolved.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the outstanding agri environment options scheme payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17365/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2010.

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. During these checks a query arose in respect of land parcels declared which require digitisation. This is being dealt with by my Department at present and once the digitisation process is completed, the application will be processed with a view to making payment in respect of 2010 at the earliest opportunity.