Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 305: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the REP scheme four payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2412/10]

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. Payments in 2009 to those whose applications required no further examination following the administrative checks. However, queries arose on a significant number of applications, including that of the person named, in the course of the administrative checks. My Department is continuing to process the application to payment stage, including the application from the person named, with a view to payment as soon as possible and, in this context, will be in touch with the applicants where necessary, to resolve outstanding issues.