Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an outstanding payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay in payments under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33842/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named w as approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1^stMay 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. These checks have been successfully completed in respect of the 2013 Scheme year and full payment has issued to the person named - 75% payment issued on the 21^stMay 2014 and the balancing 25% payment issued on the 8^thSeptember 2014.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their agri-environment option scheme 2 balancing payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33848/14]

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 (AEOS 2) with effect from the 1 ^stSeptember 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue.

The checking process in respect of the 2013 Scheme year has been completed and 75% payment issued to the person named on the 10 ^thMarch 2014. During these checks an issue was identified regarding the Natura action which Department officials are working to resolve. A review of the land declared by the person named under the Single Payment Scheme is currently being processed. Once these issues have been finalised, the application will be further processed with the intention of issuing the balancing payment for 2013 at the earliest opportunity.