John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 384: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their payment under the cow suckler scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34449/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named applied for 12 animals under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment issued to the applicant in respect of one animal issued on 23 August 2010 and payment for the remaining 11 animals has been processed and will issue shortly

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 385: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo did not receive their correct payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34450/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 26 April 2010. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September, with an advance payment of 75% issuing in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. The required digitising of the balance of the land declared has now been completed, as a result of which the further appropriate advance payment due to the applicant will issue shortly. The 25% balancing payments under the Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing as and from 20 October 2010.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 386: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REPS 4 payment. [34467/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The EU Regulations governing REPS 4 and other area-based schemes provide that payments issue in two instalments. The first instalment of 75% may be paid once all administrative checks on all applications, as well as cross-checks against areas declared on Single Payment Scheme applications, have been completed. This process is underway and while my objective is to make all payments as soon as possible, the checks are likely to take several more weeks to complete. The balancing payment of 25% issues once all on-the-spot inspections for the year have taken place. The programme of inspections is well advanced at this stage.