A total of 6,800 of the 8,000 inspections carried out have been via satellite. \ Digital Globe
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Of the 8,000 farmers selected for land eligibility inspections, almost one in five are still awaiting payment.
To date, 90% of inspections have been completed. Of those inspections completed, 92% have moved to the payment processing stage.
This leaves 1,376 farmers unpaid (18% of those selected for inspection) as of 19 November, according to analysis of Department of Agriculture figures by the Irish Farmers Journal.
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These farmers fall into a number of categories, including:
Applicants who have been notified of the inspection outcome where an area over-declaration has been identified and a response is awaited.
Applicants who have chosen to submit comments on notified inspection outcomes. These comments are currently being processed by the Department.
EU regulations require that inspections are fully completed before payments can issue.
Payments
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said the final outcomes of ground and satellite inspections continued to be finalised on a daily basis.
In response to a parliamentary question from Fianna Fáil’s Eugene Murphy, the Minister said BPS and ANC payments were being issued as quickly as possible.
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Of the 8,000 farmers selected for land eligibility inspections, almost one in five are still awaiting payment.
To date, 90% of inspections have been completed. Of those inspections completed, 92% have moved to the payment processing stage.
This leaves 1,376 farmers unpaid (18% of those selected for inspection) as of 19 November, according to analysis of Department of Agriculture figures by the Irish Farmers Journal.
Causes
These farmers fall into a number of categories, including:
Applicants who have been notified of the inspection outcome where an area over-declaration has been identified and a response is awaited.
Applicants who have chosen to submit comments on notified inspection outcomes. These comments are currently being processed by the Department.
EU regulations require that inspections are fully completed before payments can issue.
Payments
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said the final outcomes of ground and satellite inspections continued to be finalised on a daily basis.
In response to a parliamentary question from Fianna Fáil’s Eugene Murphy, the Minister said BPS and ANC payments were being issued as quickly as possible.
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