Vol. 512 No. 6
112 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the reason a REP scheme grant for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick was reduced by 25% as a result of a late application. [26588/99]
Under the revised terms and conditions of the REP scheme, applicants have two months from the anniversary date of their commencement in the scheme to lodge second and subsequent year applications. All planning agencies have been informed of this change and all applicants are notified with their application forms of the revised time scale for submission and the consequences of late submission.
A 25% penalty may be imposed for applications received in the third month following the anniversary date. In this case the application should have been received no later than 30 June 1999 but was not received until 19 July.
