Written answers

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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546. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their AEOS year three payment; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32086/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department is currently examining approximately 400 cases that submitted invoices from one particular company to verify and support claims under the non-productive capital investment action of AEOS. It is known that in some cases the invoices submitted were for greater amounts than actually paid by the participants. Funding provided under the scheme comes partly from the EU and partly from the National Exchequer. There is a requirement and obligation to ensure that the expenditure claimed by scheme participants reflects the reality of what took place. For that reason my Department wrote to participants requesting alternative proof that the amounts claimed were in fact the amounts paid.

The person named was written to on 11 June 2015, regarding the non-productive capital investment claim submitted. This letter requested submission of alternative verifiable proof for two of the invoices included in the claim . A reply to this letter was received on 16 July. My Department Officials are currently examining th is reply and a decision on this case will issue shortly.

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