Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015
258. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received and payments made and the total amount paid, by county, under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46024/15]
View answerPayments under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 23 September, 2015. To date, payments worth €191m have issued to over 89,000 applicants. The total number of eligible applicants is 102,555. Many applicants cannot be paid until early next year when they have complied with stocking density and retention terms of the scheme. The further detail on a county by county basis is currently being compiled and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy at the earliest possible date.
