Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which all farm-related payments have been made up to date in each county; if any payments remain outstanding in each county; the number, the reason, when such payments are likely to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40862/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 248: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which all farm payments have been made up to date in each category in each division here in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40864/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 248 together.

My Department is involved in the payment of a wide range of grants and subventions including, for example, payments under the Single Payment Scheme to some 130,000 beneficiaries and area based compensation allowances to some 102,000 farmers. Payments are also made under various investment schemes, Forestry, Early Retirement, Installation Aid, Welfare related schemes etc. The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department and the resources required to compile the level of detail would not be justified in the required timeframe. However, details of payments made under EU Schemes for the years 2007 to 2009 are available on my Department's website.