Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named has applied to take-over the REPS Agri-environmental Plan of a deceased participant. The previous participants commenced REPS 4 in October 2009 and received payments for the first three years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 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. A revised REPS Agri-environmental Plan was requested by my Department following an On-farm Inspection in November 2013. The revised plan has been received and is currently the subject of an examination by my Officials with the intention of bringing this issue to an early resolution.

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the 2013 REP scheme 4 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12272/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2009 and received payments for the first four years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and accordingly is subject to EU Regulation which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. The administrative checks have now been completed in this case and the Year 5 payments are being finalised with a view to making payment at the earliest possible opportunity.