Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to have their single farm, REP scheme and disadvantaged area payments processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6368/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The 50% advance payment under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme issued on 16 October with the balancing payment issuing on 3 December 2012.

With regard to the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application, as processing has recently been finalised, payment will shortly issue to the nominated bank account. Payment had not issued previously as the holding concerned was only recently confirmed as having satisfied the scheme minimum stocking density requirements.

The person named commenced REPS 4 in August 2008 and received payments for the first four years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the 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. This process is nearing completion in respect of the person named and I expect that payments will issue shortly.