Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the P checks applied by technical staff processing REPS 4 applications have not been changed to reflect the eREPS system upgrade of February 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22483/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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A number of REPS 4 plans produced using eREPS included chemical phosphorus levels which appeared to be in excess of the levels permitted. This situation was not caused by any deficiency in the eREPS system but because instructions for using the system were not followed. To try to prevent this happening again, work was carried out in February 2010 on the eREPS system to provide additional navigational aids to planners. In addition, a revised checking procedure was introduced in March 2010 for use on all adjusted plans involving chemical phosphorus.