Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their 2012 and 2013 AEOS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4474/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1^st May 2013 and therefore the question of payment in respect of 2012 does not arise.

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. These checks are well under way and I anticipate that payments for the AEOS 3 in respect of 2013 will commence in March 2014.