Written answers
Thursday, 24 February 2005
Department of Agriculture and Food
Rural Environment Protection Scheme
5:00 pm
Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her proposals to extend the date for families wishing to transfer from the REP scheme two to the REP scheme three (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6415/05]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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All farmers with REPS anniversary dates between 1 March 2004 and 1 February 2005 have been offered the opportunity to transform to REPS 3 by availing of a simplified transformation procedure put in place by the Department of Agriculture and Food. From 1 March 2005, every participant in REPS 2 will continue to have a choice between staying in REPS 2 for the rest of his or her contract, or transferring to REPS 3 by submitting a new five-year plan. A farmer who wishes to transfer to REPS 3 will be required to submit an application, accompanied by a new REPS 3 farm plan, to the local agricultural environment and structures office in the six weeks before his or her next anniversary date under REPS 2.
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