Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 1297: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment for 2006 and 2007 will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48094/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2006. Following the processing of his application to consolidate his entitlements, which was a complex process, one further payment remains to be made, approximately €1,347.00, which will issue shortly.

The application submitted under the 2007 Scheme was the subject of a ground eligibility inspection. During the course of the eligibility inspection, discrepancies were found with parcel numbers A10105087, Y17306003, Y21210061, Z13509081, Z13509082 and Z13509083, resulting in these parcels being rejected. As there was an over-declaration of over 20% in the application of the person named no payment will be made under the Single Payment Scheme for the year in question in accordance with the provisions of the EU Regulations governing the Scheme.

A formal decision issued to the person named on 24 January 2008 that advised him of his right to seek a review of the decision within 21 days to the District Inspector and of his right to appeal the outcome of any such review. The person named sought a review and on 17 October 2008 the District Inspector issued a decision upholding the original findings of the inspection. The person named subsequently appealed this decision to the Director of the Agriculture Appeals Office; his file has been forwarded to the Appeals Office for its review. That Office will be directly in touch with the person named regarding the appeal.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 1298: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the date for the issuing of payments under the new REP scheme four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48095/08]

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 will issue this week to those whose applications require no correction following the administrative checks. However queries have arisen during the administrative checks on a significant number of REPS 4 applications and these are under examination. Further payments will continue to be made as applications are cleared.