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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2009

Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Questions (497, 498, 499, 500)

Seymour Crawford

Question:

555 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be awarded their farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/09]

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The person concerned is an applicant for grant aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A decision will be made in respect of the application as soon as possible.

Enda Kenny

Question:

556 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will confirm that an administrative check has to be carried out on this and other applications prior to presenting approval for payment; and when he expects payment in this particular case to issue. [4712/09

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REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared.

Queries have arisen during the administrative checks on the plan of the person named and it is currently under further examination.

Frank Feighan

Question:

557 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive their REP scheme three payment. [4759/09]

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An amended REPS 3 plan has been requested from the person named. Processing of the payment claim cannot be resumed until the amended plan has been received.

Michael McGrath

Question:

558 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a payment under the REP scheme will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4760/09]

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REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared.

Queries have arisen during the administrative checks on the plan of the person named and it is currently under further examination.

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