Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 620: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 27 March 2012, when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their REP scheme 4 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19887/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in August 2009 and received payment for the first year of their contract.

REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. During the administrative checks in 2010 an issue arose in relation to the over-declaration of 4.89 ha on lands which were also afforested and which were not disclosed in the original Agri-Environmental Plan of the person named or disclosed thereafter.

This issue has now been resolved and the REPS 4 75% payment for 2010 issued on 20th April 2012 for the amount of €1477.64 less a penalty reduction and clawback of €4010.25.

The remaining REPS 4 2010 25% balancing payment will issue shortly.

The REPS 4 75% payment for 2011 issued on 19th April 2011 for the amount of €4565.77. The remaining REPS 4 25% balancing payment for 2011 will issue shortly.