Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 March 2012
215 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17443/12]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments for the first two years of their contract.
REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payment can issue. Following an inspection in July 2010 deficiencies were found in the Agri-environmental Plan which necessitated the preparation of an adjusted plan. The adjusted plan was received in November 2011 and my officials felt that the deficiencies identified at the July inspection were not addressed adequately in the adjusted plan. A letter dated 12 January 2012 has issued to the person named outlining this situation and seeking a further adjusted plan. Payment cannot proceed until an adjusted plan is received and the deficiencies adequately addressed.
