Written answers

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made under REPS 4, AEOS 1, 2 and 3 in 2014; the amount it is proposed to pay before the end of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26362/14]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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To date, a total of €57.68m has been paid in respect of REPS4 this year. The budget for 2014 for REPS is €117m, so there remains a balance of €59.32 m to spend under this scheme to the end of the year. The following table sets out the payments made under AEOS 1, 2 and 3 in 2014 to date and the proposed amount to pay before the end of the year.

SchemePaid to dateBalance Remaining to end of year
AEOS 1€4,359,053€23,588,347
AEOS 2€5,632,819€12,573,681
AEOS 3€7,889,687€12,088,315

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