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Grant Payments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 February 2004

Wednesday, 18 February 2004

Ceisteanna (109)

Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

178 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which all farm support grants are paid up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5334/04]

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Freagraí scríofa

My Department has put in place one of the most efficient systems in the EU for payment of direct income payments to farmers with the vast bulk of payments now issuing on the first day allowed under EU regulations.

My Department operates an agreed protocol on direct payments with the farming organisations which contains delivery targets that are monitored on an ongoing and regular basis by a monitoring committee that includes the social partner farm organisations and has an independent chairman. These targets, subject to the relevant EU rules and the terms and conditions of the schemes, are routinely met by my Department in respect of valid applications for which full and correct information is supplied.

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