Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6596/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced their AEOS contract on 1 ^stSeptember 2010 and has been paid 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 be completed before any payment can issue.  The application of the person named was also selected for an on-farm inspection which took place on the 15^thJuly 2015.  During this inspection non-compliances with the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme were noted in relation to the Traditional Stone Wall Maintenance action which resulted in the rejection of their application.

The person named successfully appealed this rejection and their application has been reinstated. Issues relating to non-compliances with the Terms and Conditions of the scheme still remain which resulted in a penalty being incurred.  The application will now be processed on the basis of the reviewed inspection findings and payment in respect of the 2015 Scheme year, less penalty, will issue at the earliest opportunity.