553 Deputy Noel J. Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment for REP scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28322/10]

The REPS 4 payment for the person named could not be processed until an issue relating to his Single Payment Scheme application has been addressed. My officials hope to resolve this issue shortly and the REPS payment application will then be processed.

554 Deputy Noel J. Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment for REP scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28323/10]

The file belonging to the person named is currently under review in relation to certain matters arising. The outcome of that review will be available shortly and the person named will be advised of the outcome.

555 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) has not received full payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28470/10]

The payment of €4,293.51 which issued to the person named was in respect of the seven months period that he was in REPS 4 in the 2008 scheme year. Payment for the 2009 scheme year will issue within the next ten days.

556 Deputy Mary O’Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [28500/10]

The person named submitted an application for consideration of an allocation of entitlements under the New Entrant category of the 2009 National Reserve. This category catered for farmers who commenced farming after the 15 May 2007. A New Entrant is also defined as a farmer who did not pursue any agricultural activity in his/her own name or at his/her own risk in the five years immediately preceding the commencement of the new agricultural activity.

An official from my Department was in contact with the person named with a view to establishing eligibility. It has been established that the person named was a registered herd-owner since 1999. In the circumstances the application was deemed unsuccessful as the person named could not be regarded as a new entrant to farming after 15 May 2007.

The person named was notified of decision in June 2009 and given the opportunity to appeal this decision to the Independent Single Payment Appeals Committee. To date there is no record of an appeal having been submitted.

An official from my Department will now make further contact with the person named with a view to establishing if she meets the conditions for eligibility under Category A of the 2009 National Reserve which catered for farmers who acquired land free of charge from a farmer who retired or died before 16 May 2005 where the land in question was leased out to a third party during the reference period.