Some €162,000 has issued to 286 farmers under the Fodder Transport Support Measure, figures from the Department of Agriculture show.

As additional cases are cleared for payment, the Department has said further pay runs will be put in place as required.

Under the scheme, 606 applications were received, which represents just 0.46% of 130,000 Irish farmers, a parliamentary question from Seán Sherlock revealed last week.

The scheme was announced at the end of January by Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, in response to the fodder shortage in parts of the country.

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