Written answers

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Photo of John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment for their agri-environment options scheme 2; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41571/13]

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 1 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 person named was selected for a ground inspection which took place on 8 May 2012. During this inspection, areas of non-compliance with the terms and condition of the scheme were noted in relation to the Riparian Margin action which resulted in a penalty of 10% being imposed.

On 16 July 2012, a letter issued to the person named informing him of this penalty and outlining the appeal options. The person named submitted an appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office but the appeal was subsequently withdrawn. The application is being processed on the basis of the inspection findings and payment will issue shortly. Payments in respect of the 2012 Scheme year are subject to a similar administrative checking process which includes verification of capital investments through checks on receipts. These checks have now been completed and following the payment for 2011, the payment in respect of 2012 will be finalised.

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