Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received the balancing payment under their REP scheme 4 application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25461/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and has received full payment for the first two years of their contract. In addition, 75% of the second year payment issued for the amount of €6,221.18 on 7th April 2011. An area based discrepancy was subsequently discovered following a cross check between the Single Payment Scheme application for 2010 from the person named and the REPS agri-environmental plan. This discrepancy has resulted in the imposition of a penalty and a delay in processing the final 25% payment under REPS 4 for 2010.

My Department is currently making arrangements to process outstanding payments to farmers of the 25% due in respect of 2010 in the cases where penalties were incurred and I expect payments to commence in these cases in October.

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment for REP scheme 4 will issue to a person (details supplied). [25572/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2008 and has received full payment for the first two years of their contract.

In addition, 75% of the third year payment issued for the amount of €5,361.00 on 3rd March 2011. An area based discrepancy was subsequently discovered following a cross check between the Single Payment Scheme application for 2010 from the person named and the REPS agri-environmental plan. This discrepancy has resulted in the imposition of a penalty and a delay in processing the final 25% payment under REPS 4 for 2010.

My Department is currently making arrangements to process outstanding payments to farmers of the 25% due in respect of 2010 in the cases where penalties were incurred and I expect payments to commence in these cases in October.