P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 974: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied ) in County Cork will receive their REP scheme four payments; the amount of payments due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11649/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The first phase of the REPS 4 payment issued to the person named on 20 February.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 975: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be advised what is wrong with their REP scheme four application in order that they can have the problem, rectified and receive payment for same; his views on whether this is an important part of farm income and that payment is already overdue since September 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11662/09]

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.