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Ireland: €13.2m Basic Payment refund for 97,000 farmers

The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, announced that the payment of over €13.2 million to approximately 97,000 farmers has commenced. This money was deducted from their 2016 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments under the Financial Discipline rule, and is now being reimbursed in line with the EU regulations.

Minister Creed said ‘I am pleased to confirm that these payments totalling €13.2 million are now being reimbursed to eligible farmers.’ The Minister added that these payments “will bring the total paid to Irish farmers under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme to €1.19 billion”.