Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 June 2017
224. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in County Cork waiting for 2016 organic farming scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30539/17]
View answerThere are a total of 194 Organic Farming Scheme participants in Co. Cork of which 23, or 12%, have not yet received a payment for 2016.
The main reason that a payment has not yet issued is due to the fact that they were selected for an on-farm inspection, the report of which has to be finalised before payment can be processed. Once this has been finalised for each participant, payment will issue thereafter.
