Written answers

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Department of Agriculture and Food

Rural Environment Protection Scheme

12:00 pm

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 815: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount paid out in REP scheme payments in County Donegal to date in 2009; when he expects to have awarded all Donegal REP scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29342/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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To date a total of €1,142,294.93 has been paid in 2009 in respect of REPS 3 and 4. REPS 3 payments continue to be made on an ongoing basis. Under EU rules, payments to REPS 4 participants may be made in two instalments, the first at 75% on completion of all administrative checks and area checks on all files and the remaining 25% once all on-farm inspections have been completed. The majority of applicants for REPS 4 in 2007 and 2008 have received the first stage of their payments and I expect to be in a position to release the second stage in these cases within weeks. A small number of applications are still being processed. Payment of the first REPS 4 instalment for 2009 will be made in the autumn.

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