Single Farm Payment

I'm not on course anyway, I know that much. I rang the SFP office and spoke to a local TD. I submitted maps for all but 1 parcel of land with my application last may. This 1 parcel of land constitutes about 10% of my farm - so for the area aid scheme i received about 10% of the 75% disadvantaged payment that I was due and it also looks likely that I will only receive 10% of my SFP because my maps have not yet been digitised. The SFP office told me that it will most likely be the new year before my maps are digitised and only when they are digitised will the remainder of my Disadvantaged area payment and my SFP be paid. Anyone else who hasn't received the full Disadvantaged payment that they were due on september 23rd because they submitted maps with their application will be waiting for their money too.

I wouldn't mind, but the maps that i submitted didn't reduce the area that i was farming at all - a DEP of Ag official that i saught advice from in the local area office advised me to submit the maps and highlight pieces of land that weren't being claimed for but had not been marked off the map - this included 2 ringforts that are covered in scrub. The area that these cover had been reduced from my claim many years ago - but they had never been drawn off the maps.

Another quiet christmas on the cards I expect!!