Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of AEOS farmers that have received total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number of farmers that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3638/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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A total of 5674 Farmers have received AEOS payments in respect of the 2016 Scheme year. 228 Farmers have successfully passed the administrative checks and payments to these farmers will issue shortly. These are detailed below by county, in tabular form.

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 all AEOS 2 participants will be receiving their final payments under the scheme,  re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before final payment can be processed. Officials are working through the remainder of these files and payment will be made in all cases as soon as possible.