Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received payment under the agri-environment options scheme 3; the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1280/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced their AEOS 3 contract on 1 May 2013 and has been paid in full for the 2013 and 2014 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.

These checks are now complete and payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year is expected to issue shortly.

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when final payment will issue under the agri-environment options scheme 1 to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1285/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced their AEOS 1 contract on 1 November 2010, and have been paid in full for the 2010-2014 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 take place. As 2015 is the final year of payment, re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before the last payment can be processed. It is expected that these checks will be completed shortly.