Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 February 2014
595. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 15 January 2014, when payment of REP scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9400/14]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in January 2010 and received payments for the first three 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 identified between the REPS Agri-environmental plan and the Single Farm Payment application for 2013 which required further investigation. This has now been resolved and the 2013 75% Year 4 payment has been authorised for payment and will issue within the next week. The remaining 25% Year 4 balancing payment will issue shortly afterwards.
