Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Department of Agriculture and Food

Grant Payments

9:00 pm

Photo of John PerryJohn Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 940: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive their REP scheme three payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48622/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Payment will issue to the person named within the next ten days.

Photo of Paul Connaughton  SnrPaul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 941: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if an application for the 2009 cow suckler scheme has been received from a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if the application is in order; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48634/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named had 26 animals registered under the Suckler Welfare Scheme in 2008. Payment has issued for one of the animals. My Department has completed the processing of a further 18 animals and payment will issue in respect of these animals shortly. One animal calved at less than 22 months of age, which does not comply with the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme and is, therefore, not eligible for payment. Errors have been identified for a further 3 animals and a letter in this regard was recently issued to the applicant.

The person named has 22 animals registered under the 2009 Scheme. However, the applicant has not submitted details regarding the events required to be undertaken under the Scheme. Payment cannot issue until this information has been provided and processed by my Department.

Photo of Martin FerrisMartin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 942: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when outstanding REP scheme payments will be awarded. [1012/10]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan 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. Payments to REPS 4 participants amounting to just under €100 million issued in 2009 to those whose applications required no further examination following the administrative checks. However, queries arose on a significant number of applications in the course of the administrative checks and these are under examination as a matter of priority. Further payments will continue to be made as applications are cleared for payment. The annual claims for payment submitted by REPS 3 participants continue to be processed and paid with minimum delay.

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