Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the single farm payment will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40897/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Advance payments under the BPS are due to start from October 16^th. This is the earliest possible date on which advance payments can be made. For 2018, the Department has made arrangements to set the BPS advance payment at 70%, rather than the standard 50%.

Advance payments will continue on a rolling basis after the 16^thOctober in order to ensure that cases are paid once they are cleared. The balancing payments due under the BPS (30%) will then commence from the start of December 2018. As usual, the BPS payment will also include the payment under the Greening Scheme.