Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 December 2013
450. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants for disadvantaged areas payments in County Westmeath last year that had penalties imposed on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53113/13]
View answerPayments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 26 September 2012 and, to date, payments worth €210.1 million have issued nationally, to some 96,105 applicants. The details in respect of payments which have issued to farmers in County Westmeath to date are set out as follows.
County Westmeath
|
Year |
Numbers applied |
Number paid |
Number of penalty cases |
|
2012 |
2,648 |
2,524 |
156 |
