Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1599. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in relation to their AEOS and organic scheme payments; the reasons they have not been paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26702/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1st September 2011. Payment issued in respect of the 2011-2015 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 2016 is the final scheme-year of payment for the person-named, re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before final payment can be processed. Payments to cases that are finalised are issued on a weekly basis.

The person named was approved into the Organic Farming Scheme with a contract start of 1st January 2016. Payment will issue once pre payment validations are completed which are due to be finalised in the near future.