The Department of Agriculture has yet to complete 1,952 remote sensing inspections throughout the country under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS).
As of 6 November, 98 farms have been inspected, but those farmers are yet to receive payment.
A further 2,505 farmers out of an eligible 103,614 farmers have not yet received payments under the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme.
Inspections have been completed on 846 farms, none of which have yet received payment. The remaining 1,659 farmers are awaiting the completion of their inspections.
Criteria
“These schemes are subject to a range of eligibility and compliance criteria, such as the requirement to meet a minimum stocking density in addition to maintaining minimum livestock units calculated over the 12 months of the scheme year,” said Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed.
“At this stage, a number of farmers are not eligible to receive payment. However, they may become eligible for payment later in the year when such criteria have been met.
“My Department continues to finalise the outcome of both ground and remote sensing inspections on a daily basis to ensure that BPS, Greening and ANC/Islands schemes payments due are issued as quickly as possible.”
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The Department of Agriculture has yet to complete 1,952 remote sensing inspections throughout the country under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS).
As of 6 November, 98 farms have been inspected, but those farmers are yet to receive payment.
A further 2,505 farmers out of an eligible 103,614 farmers have not yet received payments under the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme.
Inspections have been completed on 846 farms, none of which have yet received payment. The remaining 1,659 farmers are awaiting the completion of their inspections.
Criteria
“These schemes are subject to a range of eligibility and compliance criteria, such as the requirement to meet a minimum stocking density in addition to maintaining minimum livestock units calculated over the 12 months of the scheme year,” said Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed.
“At this stage, a number of farmers are not eligible to receive payment. However, they may become eligible for payment later in the year when such criteria have been met.
“My Department continues to finalise the outcome of both ground and remote sensing inspections on a daily basis to ensure that BPS, Greening and ANC/Islands schemes payments due are issued as quickly as possible.”
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