Agriculture Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 June 2018

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Ceisteanna (158)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

158. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of the sheep welfare scheme payment who have received their 2017 balancing payment by county in tabular form; the number who have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting on their 2017 balancing payment; the number in receipt of sheep welfare payments who have yet to receive the 2017 balancing payment by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25920/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The position at 11th June is as follows:

Table 1

County	Number of applicants who have received a balancing payment as of 11th of June 2018
CARLOW	417
CAVAN	419
CLARE	203
CORK	990
DONEGAL	3531
DUBLIN	103
GALWAY	2391
KERRY	1678
KILDARE	358
KILKENNY	295
LAOIS	243
LEITRIM	681
LIMERICK	89
LONGFORD	219
LOUTH	227
MAYO	2997
MEATH	565
MONAGHAN	210
OFFALY	282
ROSCOMMON	1034
SLIGO	880
TIPPERARY	450
WATERFORD	239
WESTMEATH	402
WEXFORD	543
WICKLOW	825
TOTAL	20271

Table 2

County	Number of applicants not yet cleared for payment - issues still outstanding as of 11th June 2018
CARLOW	25
CAVAN	21
CLARE	16
CORK	38
DONEGAL	88
DUBLIN	3
GALWAY	64
KERRY	29
KILDARE	22
KILKENNY	9
LAOIS	17
LEITRIM	7
LIMERICK	4
LONGFORD	10
LOUTH	10
MAYO	46
MEATH	14
MONAGHAN	16
OFFALY	16
ROSCOMMON	29
SLIGO	13
TIPPERARY	26
WATERFORD	7
WESTMEATH	13
WEXFORD	55
WICKLOW	52
TOTAL	650

As further cases in table 2 are resolved, pay runs are put in place to process them to payment. Some of these cases might not receive a payment e.g. where the actions have not been completed by the applicant.