Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will expedite the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51790/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named commenced REPS 4 in March 2009 and received payments for the first four years of their contract.

REPS 4 is a measure under the Rural Development Programme, 2007-2013, and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before payments can issue.

These administrative checks have now been completed and payments have commenced in respect of 2013. During the administrative check in this case an area discrepancy was discovered between the Single Farm application for 2013 and the REPS Agri-environmental Plan which has required further clarification. This issue is currently being investigated with the intention of an early resolution and payment will issue shortly in respect of 2013.