Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
693. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment under REP scheme has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1669/14]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2009 and received payments for the first four 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 the administrative check an area discrepancy was discovered between the Single Farm Payment application for 2013 and the REPS Agri-Environmental Plan which has resulted in the necessity for further clarification. This issue is currently being investigated and the Department will be in contact with the person named in due course.
