John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange early payment under the agri environment option scheme and other outstanding payments to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45156/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st September 2011. 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. During these checks a query arose in respect of land parcels declared which required 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 2011 at the earliest opportunity.