Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment option scheme payment for 2010 and 2011 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22520/13]

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 and 75% payment, totalling €959.18 has issued in respect of 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. The person named was also selected for an on farm inspection. Following this inspection the person named was notified on 5 December 2011 that he was being penalised for non-compliances associated with the Tree Planting Standard action. An appeal was received in the Agriculture Appeals Office in March 2012 and he was informed in November 2012 that he was successful in his appeal. However following this a further issue arose regarding the lease on a specific parcel of land. He was notified of this issue in writing dated 18 December 2012. This issue was rectified in April 2013. The 25% balancing payment for 2010 will issue shortly following which the application will be processed for 2011 and 2012.