Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect to receive the REP scheme 4 payment. [4314/11]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named commenced in REPS 4 on 1 December 2007 and payments have issued for 2007, 2008 and 2009. The 2010 REPS 4 application from the person named is currently under examination following a crosscheck with the 2010 Single Farm Payment application. My officials have been in contact with the REPS planner of the person named to resolve this issue.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4407/11]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 17 May 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Animal Identification inspection.

The inspection process is complete and the application has now been fully processed. Advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme issued on 18 October 2010 and balancing payment issued on 1 December 2010

In relation to the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, the Terms and Conditions governing the Scheme require, inter alia, that applicants maintain a minimum stocking density on their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare declared, for at least three consecutive months, during the calendar year of application. However, where the holding of an applicant is identified as not meeting this minimum requirement, the person in question is invited to submit evidence of satisfactory stocking i.e. Flock Register, Horse Passports or details of a REPS or Commonage Framework Plan, which provides for a lower stocking level. My Department records currently do not show the person named as having yet achieved the minimum stocking density. On satisfaction of this requirement, the application will be further processed with a view to payment at an early date.