Department quantifies ‘forgotten farmers’ that missed out on aid schemes at 3,900

The group commonly known as the “forgotten farmers” because they missed out on aid schemes for new entrants has been quantified at 3,900.

Increasing existing entitlements to the national average for these 3,900 farmers would cost more than €12 million, said Agriculture Minister Michael Creed.

The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to further pursue the category of forgotten farmers at European level.