Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 97: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department has notified their local offices of changes to REP scheme four specifications in the past two months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11985/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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No changes to the REPS scheme four specifications have been introduced in the past two months.

However, from the administrative checks carried out on REPS 4 plans it was apparent the specification requirements were being misinterpreted in some instances. A circular issued to all planners and local AES offices on 10 February 2009 clarifying where a mandatory environmental undertaking under measure 1 is required and the minimum habitat area requirement under measure 4 and how these habitat areas are calculated.