Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 430: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if inspectors under the REP scheme are entitled to carry out unannounced inspections on farmers' properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12189/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to the relevant EU Regulations in relation to inspection procedures and other issues. My Department's policy with regard to REPS inspections is that they are unannounced. This practice is provided for in the EU regulations.