Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The scheme will be of great benefit to the 14,000 farmers who have been accepted, but the Minister is saying he cannot be sure whether or how much they will be paid during the year. The budget is underfunded for the purposes of paying all of them this year. Can the Department do the figures and provide clarity on how much and when farmers will be paid? Can it then communicate this information to farmers in advance in order that they will know where they stand? They deserve that much.