Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013
324. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when grants in respect of a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51352/13]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments for the first five years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the Rural Development Programme, 2007-2013, and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before payments can issue. These administrative checks have now been completed and payments have commenced in respect of 2013. During the administrative check in this case an area discrepancy was discovered between the Single Farm application for 2013 and the REPS Agri-environmental Plan which has required further clarification. This issue is currently being investigated with the intention of an early resolution and payment will issue shortly in respect of 2013.
An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 8 May 2013. The processing of this application has been finalised and payment issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named, the first instalment issuing on 16 October and the second instalment issuing on 2 December. Processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Area Scheme application has recently been finalised and payment will issue shortly, to the nominated bank account of the person named.
