Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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865. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick was informed in January that they were cleared for their AEOS payment and have not received any payment to date. [13273/14]

Simon 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 the 1^st September 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years.

During the checking process in respect of the 2013 Scheme year an overclaim was identified in relation to claimed areas on the Natura action which resulted in a penalty being imposed. The application was processed on this basis and full entitlements have issued in respect of 2013 – 75% payment, net of penalty, issued on the 23^rd January 2014 and the balancing 25% payment issued on the 18^th March 2014.