16 Deputy Luke “Ming” Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that payments to farmers which should have been paid in 2011 are being delayed within his Department; the reason there are now nine farmers in the Drumshanbo area, of County Leitrim, who have submitted their REP scheme 4 plans and have been told that due to a computer error their phosphor levels have been incorrectly calculated; if he will explain the reason the computer errors have not been cleared from the system; if he will confirm that an acting area inspector who called to the Drumshanbo office of his Department refused to clear the error on the system because he was on a go slow as no permanent appointment has been made; the actions he will take to progress this matter; if he will fire the inspector who refused to do his job or if he will make a permanent appointment so that the situation can be resolved, or if he will delegate more powers to other staff levels so that these errors can be rectified promptly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23140/12]

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16 Deputy Luke “Ming” Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that payments to farmers which should have been paid in 2011 are being delayed within his Department; the reason there are now nine farmers in the Drumshanbo area, of County Leitrim, who have submitted their REP scheme 4 plans and have been told that due to a computer error their phosphor levels have been incorrectly calculated; if he will explain the reason the computer errors have not been cleared from the system; if he will confirm that an acting area inspector who called to the Drumshanbo office of his Department refused to clear the error on the system because he was on a go slow as no permanent appointment has been made; the actions he will take to progress this matter; if he will fire the inspector who refused to do his job or if he will make a permanent appointment so that the situation can be resolved, or if he will delegate more powers to other staff levels so that these errors can be rectified promptly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23140/12]

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