Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 November 2010
48 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the remaining amount of grant payments will be paid and if all payments due to farmers will be made by 1 December 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40635/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department had now processed 111,500 SPS applications with payments worth in excess of €519 million having been issued in just two weeks. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme of the order of €177 million have also issued to 90,000 farmers. Those who have yet to receive an advance payment or have received a partial advance payment under either the Single Payment Scheme or the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme payments will be paid, as soon as the errors and other area related eligibility issues holding up payments are resolved and their cases are fully processed for payment. Regular payment runs will continue from now until 1 December when Single Payment Scheme balancing payments will be made in respect of all fully clear cases.
