Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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673. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their payments relating to AEOS for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19490/14]

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 May 2013.

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.

A review of the land declared by the person named under the Single Payment Scheme revealed that the eligible area of several land parcels were over-declared. An official from my Department has carried out a land verification check to determine the eligibility issues. The file is being processed and upon completion a letter will issue to the person named advising him of the position.