Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently issue a disadvantaged area scheme payment, a single farm payment and a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1731/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Processing of the 2013 Single Payment Scheme / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person named, received on 30 April 2013, revealed a small over-claim on one of the land parcels declared by the person named. The person named was recently notified of this error by letter. A map of the relevant land parcel and information on how the person named could seek a review were included with the letter.

Payments will shortly issue to the nominated bank account of the person named on the revised eligible area. Should the person named appeal the decision regarding the over-claims and should that appeal be successful, then supplementary payments will, of course, be made.

The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2009 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. This process has been completed for 2013 payments and the 75% Year 6 payment amounting to €1,775.08 issued on 14 January 2014. The 25% balancing payment will issue shortly.