Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1242. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of applicants under the Basic Payment Scheme 2017 and Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme 2017 paid to date in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1806/18]
View answerPayments under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme commenced on 16th October 2017 in respect of all clear applications. To date in excess of €1.153 bn has been paid to 122,229 applicants. This represents 98.9% of all eligible applications received.
In County Monaghan under the Basic Payment Scheme, 3,952 applicants have been paid out of a total 3,968 eligible applicants. This represents 99.6% of eligible applications received.
Payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme commenced in September 2017. To date in excess of €198m has been paid to almost 93,000 applicants.
Under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme 3,769 applicants out of a total of 4,012 eligible applications have been paid in County Monaghan. This represents 93.9% of eligible applications received.
Applications under both Schemes continue to be processed with payment runs taking place twice weekly.
