723. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an outstanding payment for a person (details supplied) under the water EIP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45039/26]

I can confirm that the person named is a participant in the Farming for Water (FFW) European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project and will be paid for measures undertaken once all of the required checks have been completed. These checks are conducted in detail for each farmer payment.

The FFW EIP is delivered by an Operational Group led by LAWPRO (the Local Authorities Water Programme), which includes Teagasc, Dairy Industry Ireland and other stakeholders, including Bórd Bia.

Approvals for applications, verification of measures taken, processing and approval of individual farmer payments for the FFW EIP are made by LAWPRO's administration staff and catchment scientists. Payment checks are conducted by my Department.