Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the payments that were issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in 2006; if these included REP scheme payments; if so the date they were awarded; and the person to whom they were awarded. [20757/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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REPS payments totalling €4,638.52 issued to the person named in 2006. My Department has no record of any payments to him under any other schemes.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded REP scheme four. [20759/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The REPS 4 application for the person named was received on 11 February 2009. Under EU Regulations, payment on any individual REPS 4 application for 2009 cannot be made until completion of administrative and area checks on all applications received up to the closing date of 15 May 2009. At that stage 75% of the payment to each participant can be released, with the balance being paid when the last of the on-farm inspections for the year has taken place.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a payment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20761/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Following the supplementary budget on 7 April, an 8% reduction was applied to forestry premiums. The 8% reduction for this person equals €26.49 which results in a new premium amount of €304.60 payable from 2009 onwards.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Payment will issue within the next 10 days.