Written answers

Tuesday, 25 May 2010

Department of Agriculture and Food

Grant Payments

2:30 pm

Photo of John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 392: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers in County Mayo who have been approved for REPS 4 and are waiting to receive their payments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21771/10]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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There were 2,703 applications for REPS 4 in County Mayo. Of these, 2,081 have been paid in full and the remainder are being processed. The acceptance of REPS 4 applications is governed by EU Regulations which require exhaustive administrative checks and on-the-spot inspections. In a significant number of the applications received, the administrative checks raised issues and queries which required further detailed examination. My Department's staff have been working to resolve these as quickly as possible. Many of these cases required the applicants' planners to amend the farm plans that were submitted originally. The applicants concerned were made aware of the position and the applications are being further processed without delay on receipt of amended plans.

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