Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 398: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect payment of their REP scheme four grant; his views on whether a payment which was due to be made in October 2008 and has not been awarded is an acceptable situation in the difficult farming structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8452/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared.

Queries have arisen during the administrative checks on the plan of the person named and it is currently under further examination.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. Payment of the initial 40% to farmers approved for payment will begin this week and will continue as claims are approved over the next few months. I have also announced that a special ex-gratia payment not exceeding 3.5% of the value of the deferred amount will be made to farmers whose Farm Waste Management grants have been partially deferred. This payment will be made in January 2011 along with the final instalment.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 401: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to make grant aid available to farmers to provide private wells on their lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8485/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I have no plans to make grant aid available for this purpose.