Criticism as EU grants to farmers revealed

The Irish Farmers Association has criticised the Department of Agriculture’s publication of details outlining EU grants paid to farm-ers, describing the move as a breach of confidentiality.

Information on payments to 130,000 farmers under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was made available on the department’s website on Saturday.

The details have been published to meet the requirements of an EU regulation requiring transparency on the beneficiaries of EU-funded and co-funded schemes under the CAP.