Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 236: 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 in view of the hardship being caused. [23742/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The REPS 4 application for the person named was received on 11th 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 individual participant can be released, with the balance being payable when the last of the on-farm inspections for the year has taken place.