Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Brendan Smith, welcomes over €3.4 million for 1,209 farmers across his constituency under the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme.

This comes from a nationwide allocation of over €47 million to 14,983 farmers announced today by the Minister of Agriculture. This is year three of the SCEP Scheme.

The SCEP Scheme provides support to beef farmers to improve environmental sustainability of the national beef herd and is part of CAP.

Welcoming the funding, Deputy Brendan Smith said:

“I am delighted today to welcome the news that 1,209 farmers will receive €3,485,000.70 in funding under the SCEP Scheme. This scheme is part of CAP and forms a vital support for Irish farmers.

He added:

“Farmers are custodians of our landscape, and in Fianna Fáil we are committed to ensuring farmers get all the support they need through extending existing schemes, fighting for a fair-trade deal on Mercosur, and reaffirming our commitment to the extension of the nitrates derogation.

Concluding Deputy Smith said all farmers will see payments under SCEP in their bank accounts over the coming days.

“Payments will land in farmers bank accounts over the next few days, and I would encourage any participants awaiting payment who have received word back from the Department or the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation for further documentation to do so as quickly as possible so that payments can be processed.