Impact of Farm Assist Scheme changes ‘to remain under review’

The impact of recent changes in the Farm Assist Scheme is being kept under ongoing review, Tánaise Joan Burton told the Dáil.

A total of 9,809 people were in receipt of Farm Assist at the end of December 2014.

The counties with the highest numbers were Donegal (1,458) and Galway (1,000). Dublin (32) and Kildare (37) had the lowest numbers.