Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information in relation to the current backlog in the disadvantaged area scheme; his plans to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45891/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Payments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme began, on schedule, on 26 September and, to date, payments worth €179.4 million, have issued to 81,183 applicants, which compares favourably to previous years payments. I can confirm that payments runs are continuing on a twice-weekly basis, with individual cases being paid immediately they are confirmed as having satisfied the Scheme requirements.