Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding agri-environment option scheme payments in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16309/14]

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 1 September 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. The application of the person named was selected for a ground inspection which took place on 4 October 2013, following which the person named was notified of non-compliances found. The file was further reviewed and all issues found on inspection have now been satisfactorily resolved. The current position is that the application has successfully completed the prepayment checks in respect of the 2013 Scheme year and I expect 75% payment to issue shortly. The balancing 25% payment will then follow.