Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is important that we stick to the facts here. I never said the average payment for people in GLAS would be €5,000 and the average payment for people in GLAS plus would be €7,000. They are the maximum payments, as the Deputy knows. Many farmers will be on the maximum. Of course there will be some farmers who will be on less than the maximum. Therefore, the average will be slightly below the maximum.

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