Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 85: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who will receive a REP scheme payment in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26062/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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About 17,000 applications were received under the 2009 REPS 4 Scheme. The precise number will be available shortly when the applications received in each of the local offices have been entered on my Department's computer system. This, coupled with the 12,145 REPS 4 applications lodged in 2007 and 2008, gives a total of about 29,000 applicants who are due a REPS 4 payment in 2009. In addition, payments will issue to some 34,620 participants in REPS 3.