Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an AEOS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6046/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced their AEOS3 contract on 1 May 2013. Payment issued for the 2013-2016 Scheme years.

The person named applied for and was approved under Tranche 3 of GLAS with a contract start date of 1 January 2017 but subsequently opted to withdraw from GLAS and continue in the AEOS3 scheme.

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.

These checks have now been completed and payment  in respect of the 2017 AEOS scheme year will issue to the person named in the next few weeks.