Farmers urged to update bank details to avoid interruption of scheme payments 

Almost 50% of farmers who have been using Ulster Bank and KBC have not yet provided the Department of Agriculture with a new account for receipt of payments.

Some 6,000 of the 12,000 farmers who received scheme payments to Ulster Bank and KBC bank accounts during 2022 to date have now provided new account details.

With the planned exit of Ulster Bank and KBC from the Irish banking sector, farmers are being urged to contact the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as soon as possible with their new account details to ensure uninterrupted receipt of their scheme payments.

According to the department, some 6,000 of the 12,000 farmers who received scheme payments to Ulster Bank and KBC bank accounts during 2022 to date have now provided new account details.