€21.7m of BPS penalties to be repaid to over 100,000 farmers

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said: "I am pleased to confirm that these payments are now being reimbursed to eligible farmers. File photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

More than €21.7m deducted from 2020 Basic Payment Scheme payments will be repaid to approximately 100,000 farmers, over the next few days.

This money was deducted from BPS payments under Financial Discipline and is now being reimbursed to farmers in line with the EU regulations.