Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2015
306. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a penalty appeal under the rural environment protection scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6038/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named commenced REPS 4 in November 2009 and received payments for the first five years of their contract.
REPS 4 is a measure under the 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. During these administrative checks an area-discrepancy was discovered between the Single Farm Payment application for 2014 and the REPS agri-environmental plan which required further clarification. This issue is currently being investigated with the intention of achieving a speedy resolution.
