The person named commenced REPS 4 in 2008 and has received full payments for the first two years of his contract. In addition, 75% of their third year payment issued on 31 December 2010 for the amount of €3546.00. An area based discrepancy was discovered following a cross check between the Single Farm Scheme application for 2010 from the person named and the REPS agri-environmental plan. This discrepancy has resulted in the imposition of a penalty and a delay in processing the final 25% payment due under REPS 4 for 2010.
My Department is currently making arrangements to process outstanding payments to farmers of the 25% due in respect of 2010 in the cases where penalties were incurred and I expect payment to commence in these cases in October.
Arrangements are also well advanced to issue payments in respect of 2011 and I expect that these payments will commence in November.