Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in County Cork waiting for 2016 organic farming scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30539/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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There are a total of 194 Organic Farming Scheme participants in Co. Cork of which 23, or 12%, have not yet received a payment for 2016.

The main reason that a payment has not yet issued is due to the fact that they were selected for an on-farm inspection, the report of which has to be finalised before payment can be processed. Once this has been finalised for each participant, payment will issue thereafter.