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Coveney Seeks Financial Reprieve For Farmers

The Agriculture Minister has responded to the calls of Clare farmers by asking the European Agriculture Commissioner for a 70 percent advance on the Single Farm Payment.

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Simon Coveney met with Dacian Ciolos yesterday – where he spoke of the need for the payment to be made in October, rather than December.

It follows one of the wettest summers on record for local farmers.

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