Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of farmers in County Cavan paid the single farm payment to date in 2017; the timeframe for the remainder to be issued; when it is proposed to commence payment of the balance of the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48586/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Payments under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme began issuing, on target, on 16 October. To date 96.2% of applicants in County Cavan have received their advance payment.  Payments continue to issue on a regular basis, as individual cases are confirmed eligible for payment.

Balancing payments under the Basic Payment Scheme are scheduled to commence in early December 2017. I would encourage all farmers to respond to any correspondence received from my Department regarding eligibility requirements.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of farmers in County Monaghan paid the single farm payment to date in 2017; the timeframe for the remainder to be issued; when it is proposed to commence payment of the balance of the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48587/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Payments under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme began issuing, on target, on 16 October. To date 98.7% of applicants in County Monaghan have received their advance payment.  Payments continue to issue on a regular basis, as individual cases are confirmed eligible for payment.

Balancing payments under the Basic Payment Scheme are scheduled to commence in early December 2017. I would encourage all farmers to respond to any correspondence received from my Department regarding eligibility requirements.