Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 280: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in payment of grants under the rural environmental protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2685/09]

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, including plan checks, 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.