John Browne
Question:70 Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment and REP scheme payments will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [39062/11]
View answerWednesday, 7 December 2011
Questions (70, 71)
Written answers
An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2011. After the satisfactory resolution of a number of over claim queries, processing of the application was finalised recently with full payment due to the applicant. Full payment under the Single Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 1 December 2011.
The person named commenced REPS 4 in January 2009 and received payment for the first two years of their contract.
REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and accordingly is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. The administrative checks in respect of 2011 payments have been finalised and I expect that the 2011 payment of the person named will issue shortly.
Brendan Griffin
Question:71 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39077/11]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in November 2007 and received payments for the first four years of the contract.
REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and accordingly is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. The administration checks in respect of 2011 payments have been finalised. However, following this administrative check discrepancies were discovered between the Single Farm Payment Application for 2011 and the REPS 4 agri-environmental plan of the person named. My Department is investigating the issue with a view to an early resolution and payment in respect of 2011.