Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2015
251. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a rural environment protection scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3393/15]
View answerThis REPS 4 contract commenced in May 2009 and payments were made for the first five years of the contract.
REPS 4 is a measure under the 2007-2013 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 a request to the Department for a change of name to the REPS Agri-environment Plan a letter issued from the Department in October 2013 and again in February 2014 requesting evidence of the legal status of the holding. To date this requirement has not been met by the herdowner.
