Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
1975. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of areas of natural constraint and areas of specific constraint payments which are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34601/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraSome 102,000 farmers hold designated lands under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) and Areas of Specific Constraint (ASC) schemes and are therefore eligible to apply under the schemes. To date, under the 2017 ANC and ASC schemes, some 95,450 applicants have been paid in excess of €204 million. These statistics are in line with those of previous scheme years.
Not all applicants will become eligble for payment in a scheme year. As applicants must fulfil compliance requirements under the schemes in respect of lands, stock retention and annual stock average it is not possible to ascertain how many of the remaining cases may fall due for payment.
