Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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819. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding paid to date to applicants in County Cavan under the 2018 areas of natural constraint scheme and basic payment scheme; the percentage of applicants awaiting payment; when all payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54109/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Payments amounting to €33.8m under the Basic Payment Scheme have issued to 4,667 out of the 4,700 eligible applicants in Cavan. This represents less than 1% of applicants awaiting payment in Cavan.

Payments amounting to €10.24m under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme have issued to 4,539 eligible applicants in County Cavan. While there are 4,770 applicants with eligible land in County Cavan, not all applicants will meet other scheme requirements. Thus they will not all fall due for payment.

Regular pay runs will continue to take place under both the Basic Payment and ANC schemes to ensure that cases that become clear for payment are paid as quickly as possible.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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820. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding paid to date to applicants in County Monaghan under the 2018 areas of natural constraint scheme and basic payment scheme; the percentage of applicants awaiting payment; when all payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54110/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Payments amounting to €27.1m under the Basic Payment Scheme have issued to 3,943 of the 3,957 eligible applicants in County Monaghan. This represents less than 0.4% of applicants awaiting payment.

Payments amounting to €7.73m under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme have issued to 3,781 eligible applicants in County Monaghan. While there are 4,035 applicants with eligible land in County Monaghan, not all these applicants will meet other scheme requirements and may not therefore be due a payment.

Regular pay runs will continue to take place under both the Basic Payment and ANC schemes to ensure that cases that become clear for payment are paid as quickly as possible.