Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 7 July 2016, when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33122/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced her AEOS contract on 1 May 2015. 2015 payments issued on 15 December 2015 and 17 December 2015.

Under EU Regulations, 2016 scheme year payments cannot issue before 16 October at the earliest. Comprehensive administrative checks including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System must also be completed. In a similar timeframe to last year, 2016 scheme year payments will be processed once these checks are finalised.