John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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778. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been approved for the agri-environment option scheme 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27186/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 30^th November 2012.

Under the selection criteria regarding farm size, only farms of 22.06 hectares or less were into admitted into the scheme. During the pre approval validation checks on the application of the person named, it was found that the farm size was in excess of the 22.06 hectares which resulted in the application being unsuccessful. On 27^th May 2013, a letter issued to the person named informing him of this and giving him the option of appeal to the Department. To date, no appeal has been received by officials in my Department.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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779. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been approved for the agri-environment scheme 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27187/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 6^th December 2012. The application of the person named successfully completed the pre approval validation checks. On 27^th May 2013 a letter issued to the person named informing him that his application to join the AEOS Scheme was successful and notified him of his contract commencement date of 1^st May 2013.