Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 October 2017
222. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of areas of natural constraint payments made to date in County Monaghan; when the remaining payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45603/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraPayments under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme commenced as scheduled in the third week of September. To date payments worth €184m have issued to some 85,300 farmers.
In respect of County Monaghan, a total of 3,991 applications have been received of which 3,568 have been paid to date. As is normal at this juncture, certain farmers are not currently eligible for payment as they have not yet fulfilled the necessary stocking requirements under the ANC scheme. Applicants can have up to the end of the year to fulfil these requirements.
