Written answers
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Single Payment Scheme Expenditure
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount paid to Irish farmers in single farm payment in the period 2007 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10992/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The data requested by the Deputy in respect of payments under the Single Payment Scheme is set out in tabular form.
| Single Payment Scheme Year | Single Payment Scheme | Modulation Refunds | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | €1,244,995,905.45 | €24,471,358.64 | €1,269,467,264.09 |
| 2008 | €1,248,846,752.18 | €24,354,145.18 | €1,273,200,897.36 |
| 2009 | €1,257,799,266.76 | Nil | €1,257,799,266.76 |
| 2010 | €1,242,893,061.04 | Nil | €1,242,893,061.04 |
| 2011 | €1,237,499,823.89 | Nil | €1,237,499,823.89 |
| 2012 | €1,215,950,118.64 | Nil | €1,215,950,118.64 |
| 2013 | €1,191,152,068.26 | Nil | €1,191,152,068.26 |
Under the provision of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the rate of modulation deduction in respect of the 2007 and 2008 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) scheme-years was 5%. In addition, the provisions of this Regulation required that the modulation deduction was applied to all payments with a subsequent refund of the modulation deduction on the first €5,000 of all payments.
The provisions changed from 2009 onwards following the agreement on the CAP health Check proposals and the adoption of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. This Regulation provided that the first €5,000 of all payments under the SPS Scheme would be exempt from the modulation deduction. In addition, the level of modulation deduction was increased as follows:
- 2009 SPS Scheme – 7%
- 2010 SPS Scheme – 8%
- 2011 SPS Scheme – 9%
- 2012 SPS Scheme – 10%
The rate of deduction that applied to payments under the 2013 SPS Scheme was also 10%. In addition a further reduction of 2.45% applied under Financial Discipline. This reduction was applied to ensure compliance with the new National Ceiling and to provide funds for the European Union Budgetary Crisis Reserve.
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