Joe Cooney (Clare, Fine Gael)
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That is good to hear. Going back to the earlier this year about 14,500 farmers were due outstanding payments. I am delighted the number is now down to approximately 1,400 for 2023 and 2024. What happened in the meantime that those payments could be processed within a couple of months when they could not be processed previously? Deputy Healy-Rae inquired about it, but I do not believe the reply he got was the right reply. Was it the Department that was holding it up or was it the farmers who had issues and did not have proper applications in?