Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be issued a payment under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13458/15]

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 1 May 2013. During the checking process in respect of the 2013 Scheme year, a query arose in respect of land parcels declared, which required digitisation. A request to digitise the parcels concerned was received by my Department in February 2015, however the information submitted was insufficient. My Department has contacted the person named requesting the additional information required to complete the digitisation process.

Once the digitisation process is completed, the application will be processed with a view to making payment in respect of 2013 at the earliest opportunity.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a payment under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13460/15]

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 1 May 2013 and payment has 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. These checks have been successfully completed in respect of the 2014 Scheme year and full payment has issued to the person named - 75% payment issued on 30 March 2015 and the balancing 25% payment issued on 31 March 2015.