Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2014
183. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a REP scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3091/14]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in May 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 an On-Farm Inspection in July 2013 an issue was discovered in relation to the upkeep of farm and environmental records as set out in the Terms and Conditions – Paragraph 11 (X1) “Prepare, monitor and update agri-environmental plan in consultation with the Planner and keep such farm and environmental records as may be prescribed by the Minister”. On 13th July 2013 and again on the 2nd January 2014 my Department requested these documents. To-date they have not been furnished to the Department and the 2013 REPS payments cannot be finalised until this issue is resolved.
