Payment under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September 2014 as was promised. Payments continue to be made in twice weekly payment runs as applications are fully processed or when the applicants satisfy all of the eligibility criteria of the Scheme. Details of payments to date by county are illustrated in the following tabular statement. It should be borne in mind that the actual percentage of applicants paid is higher than what is illustrated as many of the applicants will not be eligible for payment as they will not meet the minimum stocking requirement of the Scheme with some maintaining no livestock at all.
County Name
|
Number of applicants
|
Number of applicants paid
|
Amount paid
|
Percentage Paid
|
Carlow
|
701
|
616
|
€1,223,419.72
|
87.87
|
Cavan
|
4,603
|
4,111
|
€8,547,274.70
|
89.31
|
Clare
|
5,798
|
4,897
|
€11,160,540.54
|
84.46
|
Cork
|
6,670
|
5,240
|
€11,527,668.51
|
78.56
|
Donegal
|
7,878
|
6,048
|
€13,630,011.40
|
76.77
|
Dublin
|
116
|
66
|
€125,536.69
|
56.9
|
Galway
|
11,304
|
9,057
|
€18,777,782.31
|
80.12
|
Kerry
|
7,193
|
5,734
|
€13,675,626.11
|
79.72
|
Kildare
|
461
|
376
|
€636,738.58
|
81.56
|
Kilkenny
|
1,657
|
1,335
|
€2,663,370.89
|
80.57
|
Laois
|
1,589
|
1,288
|
€2,441,277.74
|
81.06
|
Leitrim
|
3,276
|
2,460
|
€5,356,014.73
|
75.09
|
Limerick
|
2,705
|
2,364
|
€4,398,448.69
|
87.39
|
Longford
|
2,262
|
1,846
|
€3,873,278.46
|
81.61
|
Louth
|
683
|
565
|
€918,336.79
|
82.72
|
Mayo
|
10,867
|
8,542
|
€17,558,308.85
|
78.6
|
Meath
|
1,240
|
1,084
|
€1,884,639.58
|
87.42
|
Monaghan
|
3,892
|
3,223
|
€6,175,435.49
|
82.81
|
Offaly
|
2,246
|
1,852
|
€3,490,189.27
|
82.46
|
Roscommon
|
5,408
|
4,491
|
€9,479,965.97
|
83.04
|
Sligo
|
3,794
|
2,994
|
€6,246,625.20
|
78.91
|
Tipperary
|
4,201
|
3,525
|
€7,136,715.15
|
83.91
|
Waterford
|
1,312
|
1,162
|
€2,292,323.06
|
88.57
|
Westmeath
|
2,494
|
2,086
|
€4,017,703.16
|
83.64
|
Wexford
|
1,286
|
1,016
|
€1,784,697.49
|
79
|
Wicklow
|
1,627
|
1,280
|
€2,980,849.28
|
78.67
|
TOTALS
|
95,263
|
77,258
|
€162,002,778.36
|
81.1
|