225. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4077/16]

The person named commenced their AEOS 1 contract on 1 September 2010 and has been paid for the 2010-2014 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 it is their final scheme year, re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before final payment can be processed.

It is expected that these checks will be completed shortly.