Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Yes and what I said was that I understood beet farmers and certain types of beef fatteners received a disproportionate amount in single payments because of the way the mechanism worked. For example, dairy farmers receive less because there were not as many premiums paid. I said I had asked for this information from the Department and that I would stand corrected when I received the information I had sought in the parliamentary question. If Deputy Tom Barry is correct and beet farmers are not receiving a large single payment, I will withdraw the statement I made, but that is my understanding and the figures seem to bear out what I am saying.