Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason his Department is stalling payments to farmers under the area headage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33674/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Payments under the 2008 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 24 September, with payments issuing in respect of all applicants whose applications were clear for payment at that stage. Payments worth in excess of €203 million issued to over 82,000 farmers in the initial payment run. Payments continue to issue as further cases subsequently become clear on a daily basis; to date, payments worth almost €226 million have issued to over 91,000 farmers.