James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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605. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive their payment of REP scheme, disadvantaged area scheme and single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49413/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in November 2009 and received payments for the first four years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before payments can issue. Arrangements are well advanced to issue payments in respect of 2013 and I expect that these payments will commence in November.

The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application on 8 May 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of the schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue.

The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility/cross compliance inspection. The ground eligibility inspection has been completed and the results finalised.

The cross compliance inspection identified breaches in relation to cattle identification and registration requirements, resulting in a 1% penalty. The person named was informed of this decision on 26 August 2013. The person named was also informed of the right to seek a review of this decision. In the event that the person named is dissatisfied with the outcome of the review, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office.

Processing of payments under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme have now been finalised and payments, based on the above, will issue shortly to the nominated bank account of person named.