Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39077/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in November 2007 and received payments for the first four years of the contract.

REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and accordingly is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. The administration checks in respect of 2011 payments have been finalised. However, following this administrative check discrepancies were discovered between the Single Farm Payment Application for 2011 and the REPS 4 agri-environmental plan of the person named. My Department is investigating the issue with a view to an early resolution and payment in respect of 2011.