Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payments have not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4974/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2011.

This application was selected for a ground eligibility inspection. During the course of this inspection discrepancies were found that resulted in a claimed area of 33.15ha being reduced to 25.43ha. If the total area found is not sufficient to support the number of entitlements held penalties will be applied per the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. In this case the number entitlements held by the person named is 32.98. As the difference between the area declared and the area found is more than 20%, under EU Regulations, no payment will issue.

The person named was informed of this decision and of her right to seek a review. They were also informed of their right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office. To date no such review has been requested.

Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 529: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a REP scheme 4 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4976/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payment for the first three years of the contract period.

REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require that detailed administrative checks are carried out on all applications before payments issue. During the course of the administrative check, a discrepancy was discovered between Single Payment Scheme application for 2011 and the REPS 4 Agri-Environmental Plan of the person named. This issue is now being addressed with a view to an early resolution and payment in respect of 2011.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 530: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive their payment; the reason for the delay in issuing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4997/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on the 30 March 2011. This application was fully processed and payment under the Grassland Sheep Scheme issued on 18 January 2012, based, in accordance with the provisions of the scheme, on the average Sheep Census as received in 2009 and 2010, which indicated that the person named had an average of one hundred and twenty six breeding ewes in his flock.