Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2013
402. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a review of 2011 REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14102/13]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2008 and received payments for the first five 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. Following an on-farm Inspection in October 2010 a 50% penalty was imposed for failure ‘to fence a watercourse’ in accordance with Measure 3 (the Protection and Maintenance of Watercourses, Waterbodies and Wells) of the terms and condition of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme. There is no record of an appeal having being received by my Department. However if the person named has evidence of the submission of an appeal my Department will pursue the matter.
