Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid out to date and the number of recipients in each case under the single payment scheme and the disadvantaged area scheme broken down by county; the number in each county under each scheme that have not had their payments processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48246/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In the case of the Single Farm Payment, the earliest payment date under the governing EU rules is 1 December. However earlier this year in recognition of the difficult financial situation faced by many farmers I successfully sought the approval of the Commissioner to have advance payments made as and from 16 October. This is the earliest possible legal date for making advance payments, it being the start of the new EU financial year.

The payment figures for SPS applicants up to 5th November are as follows:

Advance payments will continue to be made on clear cases, twice weekly, on an on-going basis. The balancing payments will commence as provided for under EU legislation from 1st December.

Payments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 26 September; payments have continued to issue, twice weekly, as cases are confirmed eligible. The payment figures as at 5 November are as per the following table:

County Stats Reports 2012