Farmers to get €117m in payments on schedule

Farm payments worth €117m will be issued on target, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed.

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said the €117m in payments under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme have started issuing on schedule.

“These payments represent a significant financial boost for both the individual farmer who will receive these payments and also for the wider rural economy,” he said.