Brendan Kenneally (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Question 538: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the REP scheme four payments will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4402/09]

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 to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared.

Queries have arisen during the administrative checks on the plan of the person named and it is currently under further examination.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 539: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of the application for REP scheme four in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4404/09]

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 to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared.

Queries have arisen during the administrative checks on the plan of the person named and it is currently under further examination.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 540: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a farmer (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under REP Scheme four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4407/09]

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 to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared.

Queries have arisen during the administrative checks on the plan of the person named and it is currently under further examination.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 541: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when farmers in County Mayo will receive their payments under REP scheme four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4415/09]

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 to be completed before the first payments issue. The first REPS 4 payments to farmers in Mayo issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared. In total 51 REPS 4 payments have either issued or are scheduled for payment to farmers in County Mayo.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 542: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers in County Mayo who have been approved for REP scheme four and are waiting to receive their payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4416/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The number of REPS 4 applications for payment received in Mayo up to the closing date of 15 May 2008 was 1,066. The first payments for these cases issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared. In total 51 REPS 4 payments have either issued or are scheduled for payment to farmers in County Mayo.

Queries that have arisen during the administrative checks are currently under further examination.

Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 543: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their forestry grant in view of the fact that land was planted in June 2008 and no payment has been received to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4447/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that following receipt of application for payment in August of last year it was discovered following a field inspection that remedial work was required on the plantation. This work has now been completed and approved and I expect payment to be made within the next three weeks.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 544: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the transferee status of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can be approved in order that relevant payments can be paid. [4460/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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As outlined in reply to a previous question from the Deputy, an application was received on 15 May 2008 requesting the transfer of 15.02 standard entitlements to the person named from his father by way of gift. The subsequent transfer of the herd-number to the person named from his father has made it possible to proceed with the processing of this application.

Several documents relevant to this transfer were issued to the person named, most of which have since been completed and returned to my Department. However, the signature of the person named on the Deed of Transfer had not been witnessed and this was also returned to the person named for correction. To date, this completed document has not been returned to my Department.

Upon receipt of this latter document, the application will be processed without delay.