Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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622. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment of their AEOS 1 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3848/14]

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 ¹ November 2010 and full payments have issued in respect of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Scheme years.

Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. During the checking process in respect of the 2013 Scheme year an issue was identified relating to the land area claimed. Officials in my Department are actively working on finalising this issue with the intention of issuing payment for the 2013 Scheme year as soon as possible.