In the case of the Single Farm Payment, the earliest payment date under the governing EU rules is 1 December. However earlier this year in recognition of the difficult financial situation faced by many farmers I successfully sought the approval of the Commissioner to have advance payments made as and from 16 October. This is the earliest possible legal date for making advance payments, it being the start of the new EU financial year.
The payment figures for SPS applicants up to 5th November are as follows:
COUNTY
|
No. of applicants
|
No. Paid
|
Amount Paid
|
Applicants to be Paid
|
CARLOW
|
1,617
|
1,525
|
€11,777,498.31
|
92
|
CAVAN
|
4,681
|
4,343
|
€16,854,451.36
|
338
|
CLARE
|
5,987
|
5,733
|
€23,362,122.62
|
254
|
CORK
|
12,759
|
11,938
|
€79,164,240.90
|
821
|
DONEGAL
|
7,975
|
7,438
|
€22,804,401.54
|
537
|
DUBLIN
|
621
|
548
|
€3,767,468.76
|
73
|
GALWAY
|
11,760
|
11,109
|
€38,625,117.60
|
651
|
KERRY
|
7,504
|
7,260
|
€29,026,735.85
|
244
|
KILDARE
|
1,998
|
1,892
|
€14,861,201.96
|
106
|
KILKENNY
|
3,395
|
3,118
|
€25,576,570.71
|
277
|
LAOIS
|
2,885
|
2,774
|
€19,654,424.59
|
111
|
LEITRIM
|
3,329
|
2,957
|
€7,791,415.46
|
372
|
LIMERICK
|
5,038
|
4,843
|
€25,764,637.23
|
195
|
LONGFORD
|
2,320
|
2,186
|
€9,547,670.51
|
134
|
LOUTH
|
1,474
|
1,393
|
€9,283,935.96
|
81
|
MAYO
|
11,258
|
10,151
|
€27,749,725.90
|
1,107
|
MEATH
|
3,678
|
3,562
|
€26,609,674.27
|
116
|
MONAGHAN
|
3,928
|
3,614
|
€14,385,133.05
|
314
|
OFFALY
|
2,986
|
2,775
|
€17,116,778.53
|
211
|
ROSCOMMON
|
5,597
|
5,163
|
€19,200,664.44
|
434
|
SLIGO
|
3,854
|
3,582
|
€10,702,457.73
|
272
|
TIPPERARY
|
6,828
|
6,592
|
€48,990,312.31
|
236
|
WATERFORD
|
2,391
|
2,316
|
€19,281,233.01
|
75
|
WESTMEATH
|
2,891
|
2,661
|
€15,113,130.39
|
230
|
WEXFORD
|
3,947
|
3,841
|
€30,020,683.96
|
106
|
WICKLOW
|
2,049
|
1,771
|
€12,224,446.57
|
278
|
|
122,750
|
115,085
|
€579,256,133.52
|
7,665
|
Advance payments will continue to be made on clear cases, twice weekly, on an on-going basis. The balancing payments will commence as provided for under EU legislation from 1st December.
Payments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 26 September; payments have continued to issue, twice weekly, as cases are confirmed eligible. The payment figures as at 5 November are as per the following table:
County Stats Reports 2012
County Name
|
Applied
|
Paid
|
Gross Amount
|
Percentage Paid
|
Carlow
|
789
|
660
|
€1,371,613.28
|
83.65%
|
Cavan
|
4,952
|
4,078
|
€8,971,202.28
|
82.35%
|
Clare
|
6,254
|
5,283
|
€12,945,471.87
|
84.47%
|
Cork
|
7,310
|
5,965
|
€13,788,422.24
|
81.60%
|
Donegal
|
8,790
|
6,503
|
€15,049,576.41
|
73.98%
|
Dublin
|
155
|
107
|
€228,726.87
|
69.03%
|
Galway
|
12,520
|
9,831
|
€21,463,718.50
|
78.52%
|
Kerry
|
7,935
|
6,330
|
€15,813,003.56
|
79.77%
|
Kildare
|
544
|
443
|
€788,710.58
|
81.43%
|
Kilkenny
|
1,824
|
1,484
|
€3,111,789.83
|
81.36%
|
Laois
|
1,763
|
1,496
|
€3,004,467.32
|
84.86%
|
Leitrim
|
3,574
|
2,708
|
€6,138,324.87
|
75.77%
|
Limerick
|
3,012
|
2,478
|
€4,973,679.91
|
82.27%
|
Longford
|
2,440
|
2,041
|
€4,561,723.63
|
83.65%
|
Louth
|
825
|
634
|
€1,064,758.89
|
76.85%
|
Mayo
|
12,000
|
8,858
|
€18,828,710.71
|
73.82%
|
Meath
|
1,385
|
1,201
|
€2,219,593.66
|
86.71%
|
Monaghan
|
4,162
|
3,418
|
€6,927,952.91
|
82.12%
|
Offaly
|
2,487
|
2,004
|
€4,046,113.53
|
80.58%
|
Roscommon
|
5,905
|
4,699
|
€10,572,404.85
|
79.58%
|
Sligo
|
4,175
|
3,245
|
€7,191,581.88
|
77.72%
|
Tipperary
|
4,666
|
3,915
|
€8,462,108.38
|
83.90%
|
Waterford
|
1,500
|
1,241
|
€2,553,156.79
|
82.73%
|
Westmeath
|
2,722
|
2,239
|
€4,591,056.55
|
82.26%
|
Wexford
|
1,562
|
1,220
|
€2,239,658.55
|
78.10%
|
Wicklow
|
1,843
|
1,390
|
€3,371,462.31
|
75.42%
|
TOTALS
|
105,094
|
83,471
|
€184,278,990.16
|
79.43%
|