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There were almost 11,000 applicants for the scheme, with 5,000 farmers being accepted. \ CJ Nash
The Department of Agriculture should immediately clarify the reasons why individual farmers were excluded from the Results Based Environment Agri Pilot Programme (REAP), chair of Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association s (ICMSA) farm and rural affairs committee Denis Drennan has said.
“There were almost 11,000 applicants for the scheme and with 5,000 farmers being accepted, there are obviously a lot of disappointed farmers and that disappointment is being compounded by the fact that they are still unaware of the reason why their applications were not accepted,” Drennan said.
"Deep concerns" have been raised that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine "has not included dairy related investments in its proposals" for