Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My information is that payments under the beef basic payment scheme are ahead of where they were last year. Based on the figures, there are no delays. As usual, herd numbers are being randomly selected for inspection as demanded by the European Court of Auditors.

3 o’clock

These are being expedited. As I said to the Deputy last week, if he knows of specific cases, he should send the details on to the Department. We will then see if there are hold-ups but my information is that there are not.

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