Farmers are being put under pressure by the Dept of Agriculture's failure to make payments under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. According to John Duffy, Fine Gael local election candidate, farmers are paying the price for the Department's blunders.
"Minister Brendan Smyth has an obligation to clear up this mess," said Mr Duffy. "It is unbelievable that the Government could make an underestimate of up to e400m in payments due under the scheme. Many farmers have taken out loans to cover the work and it has now emerged that the Department has not made proper provision for these grants."
"It is difficult to see why the final cost of the scheme wasn't estimated accurately as the Department knew how many farmers had applied. Here in north Longford many farmers are now concerned about the mix-up, especially in the current economic climate."
"The IFA have pointed out that around 17,000 farmers across the country are waiting for payment under the scheme, which amounts to half of the farmers who have completed the work. This is simply not good enough."
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