John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 334: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No 448 on 6 March 2012 if he will advise when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22719/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010. There were issues that arose in relation to the transfer of entitlements. All of these matters are resolved thereby allowing payment to issue under the next 2010 Scheme payment run very shortly.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is appealing a penalty for reps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22793/12]

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

REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. During the course of an on farm inspection on 28 July 2011, areas which were in non-compliance with the terms and conditions of the scheme were noted and a penalty was applied in relation to non-compliance associated with the Conservation/Management practices pertaining to archaeological monuments in the agri-environmental plan of the person named.

An appeal against the decision to impose a penalty has been submitted by the person named and is currently being reviewed. The 75% payment in respect of 2011 amounting to €3453.58 less the penalty deduction issued to the person named on 4 May 2012. The remaining 25% balancing payment for 2011 will issue when the appeal process is finalised and will take account of any adjustment arising out of the appeal outcome.