Written answers

Thursday, 24 November 2016

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Photo of Niamh SmythNiamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the single farm payment is on track to be paid out in full on 1 December 2016 to all farmers, particularly those in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36671/16]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) commenced in Ireland on 17 October 2016 in respect of applicants whose applications are fully processed and who have no outstanding errors.  This is the earliest that payments can commence under the governing EU Regulations. 

The Basic Payment Scheme is fully funded by the European Union and the relevant Competent Authorities in each Member State are obliged to ensure that the requirements of the governing EU Regulations are observed and that only valid applications that fully comply with the requirements are paid.

There are currently 4,708 BPS applications for Cavan on the BPS system, of which 4,587 representing 97% of all applications have been paid an advance.  There are 3,963 BPS applications for Monaghan, of which 3,896 representing 98% of all applications have been paid an advance.

Processing of the remaining cases is on going with payment runs on a regular basis to ensure cases are picked up for payment once they have cleared the administrative check process.  Balancing payments are due to commence issuing with effect from 1st December 2016 to applications that have no outstanding errors.

The processing of applications under the Basic Payment Scheme is a complex administrative task and one that remains a top priority for my Department. 

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