Written answers

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

Agri-Environment Options Scheme

9:00 pm

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 465: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline in tabular form, on a county basis the number of new agri environment option scheme applications made in 2011; the number which have been paid and when all eligible approved applications will be paid out. [30294/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon 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 of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. This process is well advanced with a view to commencing payments shortly. Every effort is being made to ensure that participants receive their initial payments under the scheme as quickly as possible.

In the event of any queries arising from these checks my Department will be in direct contact with the applicants concerned.

The table below gives a breakdown of applications received for the Agri Environment Options Scheme 2011 on a county by county basis.

List of AEOS 2011 Applications received

CountyNumber of Applications received
Carlow38
Cavan220
Clare404
Cork438
Donegal966
Dublin7
Galway893
Kerry429
Kildare45
Kilkenny145
Laois92
Leitrim243
Limerick230
Longford100
Louth39
Mayo970
Meath100
Monaghan137
Offaly107
Roscommon391
Sligo220
Tipperary294
Waterford67
Westmeath147
Wexford104
Wicklow74
Total Received6900

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