Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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This matter is being considered and I will contact the Deputy as soon as it is concluded.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payment under the rural environment protection scheme for 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27391/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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REPS4 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. The 2014 REPS4 payment for the person named was issued in March of this year but there were substantial reductions to the payment due to non-compliance issues. The Department Inspector for the relevant area has recently received correspondence from the planner of the person named in relation to these reductions.

The Inspector intends to carry out a full review of this case based on the correspondence received at the earliest possible date. The Department will then contact the person named directly in writing at that stage with the result of the review.