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Thursday, 12 February 2015

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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136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants paid, and the total amount paid, under the 2014 rural environment protection scheme 4 and the agri-environment options schemes 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6490/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A total of 15,776 applicants have been paid in respect of the 2014 REPS4 Scheme year in the amount of €92.487 million.The position for 2014 AEOS is set out in the table below:

Scheme Amount No. of

Applicants paid
AEOS1 24,770,428.25 6,305
AEOS2 15,639,325.45 4,762
AEOS3 14,941,304.96 4,505
Totals 55,351,058.66 15,572


Payments are made in two parts 75% and 25% and they continue on an on-going basis as cases are cleared.

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