Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the rural environment protection scheme, agri-environment options scheme 1, AEOS scheme 2 and AEOS scheme 3 as of 20 May 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. [12124/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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All AEOS 1 contracts ended on 31 December 2015. AEOS 2 contracts have an end date of 31 December 2016. With AEOS 3 contracts ending on 31 December 2018 only AEOS 2 and 3 applicants were in an AEOS contract when GLAS tranche 2 commenced. The information requested by the Deputy in detailed in the following tables.

Numbers in AEOS Schemes 20May 2016

AEOS 1, 2 and 3 Applicants transferred to GLAS Tranche 1

AEOS 2 and 3 Applicants transferred to GLAS Tranche 2

It will be open to AEOS participants to transfer to GLAS in the third tranche.