Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 November 2012
225. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment on the rural environment protection scheme 2012 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50442/12]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in January 2010 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 payments can issue. This process is under way for 2012 REPS 4 applications and I expect that payments will commence shortly. In the event that any issues arise on the file of the person named, officials in my Department will be in direct contact with the person named.
