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Thursday, 21 February 2013

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue on an agri-environment options scheme 2012 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9335/13]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon 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 the 1st September 2011.

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. The application was also selected for a Cross Compliance inspection which resulted in a penalty of 5% being imposed. The advance payment of 75% amounting to €235.50 in respect of 2011 issued to the person named on 31st January 2013. The balancing payment will issue as soon as possible. Following the issue of the 2011 payment the application of the person named will roll forward to 2012.

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