75% of payments within 15 days in disadvantaged areas
The payout by October 7 had varied from 67.41% of applicants in Co Dublin to 84.18% in Co Westmeath.
Payments which total about €2 billion per year have been held up mainly by the need to digitise the map of every farm, Otherwise, Ireland is exposed to significant EU sanctions, because EU auditors expect that the land database used here by the Department of Agriculture payments section should accurately reflect the position on the ground.
