Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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341. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a payment under the agri-environment options scheme 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36038/15]

Simon 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 that he had submitted. This letter requested the submission of alternative verifiable proof to support one of the invoices that was included in the claim. A reply to this letter was received on 10 July last.

Department officials are now examining this case and a decision will issue to the person-named very soon.

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 1 April 2015, when the digitisation process will be completed on a parcel of land for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36027/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My reply to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 1st April 2015 stated that the person named was contacted requesting the necessary additional information to complete the processing of the case in question. The required amendment form for this purpose was received from the person named on 11th August 2015.

The required work will soon be completed. An Official from my Department will contact the person named to explain the position.