Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a payment under the agri-environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when is it likely that this payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/15]

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 1 September 2011 and payment has issued in respect of the 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 25 June 2014. During this inspection an issue arose in relation to two parcels of land inspected and lease documentation for the land claimed. My Department has been in direct contact with the person named regarding this issue. Once successfully resolved, the application will be processed for payment in respect of the 2014 Scheme year.