Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Thursday, 19 December 2013

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Brendan Smith

Question:

300. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total payments made to farmers in County Cavan in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54912/13]

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €190,721,192.06 million have issued nationally, to some 90,605 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. The details in respect of payments which have issued to farmers in County Cavan to date are set out as follows.

County Cavan

-	Numbers applied*	Number paid	Value of payments
2013	4,946	4,435	€9,238,439.81
2012	4,841	4,635	€10,016,540
2011	4,845	4,823	€10,287,248
2010	4,823	4,797	€10,293,391

* Certain applicants may fail to meet the minimum stocking density requirements of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.