Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a Department file in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be sent to the Agriculture Appeals Office, in order that a decision can be made, in relation to an appeal that was lodged on 16 October 2014 by this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8355/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from the 1^stNovember 2010 and payment has issued in respect of the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Scheme years. 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. The application was selected for a ground inspection which took place on the 19^thAugust 2014. Following this inspection an issue arose in respect of the declaration of Natura areas on the AEOS 1 application form. The file is currently being reviewed by officials in my Department and it will be made available to the Agriculture Appeals Office shortly.