Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an AEOS payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1223/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from the 1^stMay 2013 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2013 Scheme year. 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. Payments in respect of the 2014 Scheme year are subject to a similar administrative checking process which includes the requirement to return a valid Soil Sample Declaration.

My Department has yet to receive a Soil Sample Declaration from the person named. A reminder letter regarding this issued to the person named on the 7^thJanuary 2015. Payment for 2014 will issue at the earliest opportunity once this issue has been resolved and all validations have been successfully completed.