Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 February 2014
218. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo may expect to have a REP scheme 4 payment processed; the reasons for this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8720/14]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 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, issues were identified in relation to deficiencies in the original REPS Agri-environmental Plan which required further investigation and a request for an adjusted plan. The adjusted plan received on 21 November 2013 has now completed the administrative check and the SPS validation check and the 75% Year 5 payment has been authorised for payment and will issue within the next week. The remaining 25% Year 5 balancing payment will issue shortly afterwards.
