Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REPS 4 grant will be awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the reason for difficulties with the applications. [7758/09]

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 plans of both persons named and they are currently under further examination.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of all outstanding grant applications for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and when the due amounts will be awarded. [7759/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted applications for REPS 4 and for the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme. The latter application was received in my Department on 20 October 2008. Only fully completed applications made under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme and received by my Department up to and including 14 October 2008 are being processed. I have no proposals to re-open the Scheme.

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.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded the farm waste management grant. [7793/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. Payment of the initial 40 per cent to farmers will be made as expeditiously as possible.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded their REPS 4 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7806/09]

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.

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 212: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when is it envisaged a REPS application in respect of a person (details supplied) will be processed for payment. [7808/09]

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.