Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agriculture Scheme Data
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants participating in the rural environment protection scheme, agri-environment options scheme 1, AEOS scheme 2 and AEOS scheme 3 as of 10 January 2016; the completion date for participants in each scheme; the number of farmers who have indicated that they will be transferring from the AEOS scheme to tranche 2 of green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; the number that transferred from these schemes to tranche 1 of GLAS, in each case broken down between AEOS 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1017/16]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information as of 10 January 2016 is set out in tabular form below:
| - | REPS | AEOS 1 | AEOS 2 | AEOS 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Participants | 1 | (7,459) * | 5,800 | 5,771 |
| Completion dates | End 2016 | (end 2015) | End 2016 | End 2018 |
| Approved into GLAS 1 | - | 1,447 | 651 | 540 |
| Applied for GLAS 2 | - | 3,025 | 1,152 | 737 |
*All AEOS 1 contracts expired at end 2015.
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