Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know I have only one minute but I am entitled to ask the question without interruption. The second thing is that when farmers get the letters at the moment, there is a general sheet outlining the penalty regime, but they are not told specifically what the penalty is in their case. Can the Minister tell me why this is the case?

Why is it that at the end of October, despite the guff about all the money the Minister has spent, the Department is €96 million behind profile in spend? In other words, €96 million that the Minister had programmed to send to farmers has not yet been paid. Can he explain the reason for this €96 million underspend by his Department at the end of October against what was expected at the beginning of the year? It is outrageous.

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