Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers on a county basis who have applied for REP scheme four; the number who have been issued payment in full on a county basis; the number in each county who have received the 75% payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14112/09]

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. Where a valid application was submitted, advance payments of 75% under the EU regulations governing REPS 4 issued when all administrative checks on all 2008 applications for REPS 4 and the Single Payment Scheme were completed. 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. The balancing 25% payment will be made as soon as possible.

The following table shows a breakdown by county of applications currently being processed by my Department, and payments issued up to 3rd April, payments continue to issue weekly.