Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20349/13]

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 five 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 detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. These checks have now been completed and the 2012 75% Year 5 payment amounting to €6,051.83 issued for payment on the 10th December 2012. The 25% Year 5 balancing payment amounting to €2,017.26 issued for payment on 18th December 2012.