Written answers
Thursday, 8 March 2018
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Agriculture Scheme Payments
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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689. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the flat payment rate per hectare in addition to the results based payment scale that has operated in each year since the NPWS farm plan scheme was established in 2006, in tabular form. [11093/18]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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In most cases a flat rate does not, or did not apply. The full details are set out below.
| Farm Plan Type | Feature/habitat | Results-based scale (€/ha) (100% score = multiplier of 1.0; min score for payment = 40% i.e. multiplier of 0.4) | Flat rate payment per hectare (€/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Results-based Hen Harrier | Wild Bird Cover | 900 x percentage score | N/A |
| Scrub | 200 x percentage score | N/A | |
| Rough Grassland | 370 x percentage score | N/A | |
| Improved Grassland | 250 x 1 for delayed mowing and leaving headlands Or 250 x 0 if farmer opts to mow early and not leave headlands | N/A | |
| Results-based Breeding Wader | Various features relevant to breeding wader ecology | 366 x percentage score | |
| Flat Rate Hen Harrier | Various | Eligible areas up to 40 hectares were paid at a rate of €350 per hectare. Eligible areas from 40 hectares to 120 hectares were paid at a rate of €25 per hectare. Eligible areas in excess of 120 hectares shall were paid at a rate of €5 per hectare. | |
| Flat Rate Chough | Various | Payments were made at a rate of €250 per hectare. Anything above 40 hectares was paid at a reduced rate of €25 per hectare | |
| Corncrake (dynamic) | Successful creation of an Early and Late Cover plot(s) | Once off, spread over the five year plan payment: €1.75 per m2 for the first 0.1 ha €1.50 per m2 is payable for areas greater than 0.1 ha (noting that the maximum area payable under this Measure is 0.5ha) | |
| Maintaining the newly created Early and Late Cover plot(s). | Up to 0.1 ha @ €880 per ha 0.11 – 0.25 ha @ €440 per ha Greater than 0.26 ha @ €275 per ha | ||
| Maintenance and enhancement of existing Early and Late Cover plot(s) - provided the required cover is present throughout the breeding season of each year (i.e. Late April to Late September). | Up to 0.1 ha @ €880 per ha 0.11 – 0.25 ha @ €440 per ha Greater than 0.26 ha @ €275 per ha | ||
| Delayed grazing of nominated fields | Delayed grazing until 15 July: €275 per hectare Delayed grazing until 20 August: €450 per hectare | ||
| Shannon Callows | Maintenance of wet grassland in favourable condition Delayed mowing for Corncrake | €450 per hectare | |
| Commonage Destocking plans | Farmers who joined the NPWS farm plan scheme were compensated in accordance with agreed offwintering and destocking rates. These rates were not the same in both areas. Farmers in REPS and AEOS also received top-ups of €2,000 per annum. | ||
| Geese and Swan | Creation and enhancement of grasslands for grazing geese and swans October-March | Varied depending on farm specifics and income foregone/costs incurred (i.e. individually costed per farm). | |
| Esker | Specific requirements in regard to Non-Productive Investments, stocking rates, grazing regime, etc. | Individually costed per farm | |
| Sand Dune | Specific requirements in regard to Non-Productive Investments, stocking rates, grazing regime, etc. | Individually costed per farm | |
| Fen | Specific requirements in regard to Non-Productive Investments, stocking rates, grazing regime, etc. | Individually costed per farm | |
| Turlough | Specific requirements in regard to Non-Productive Investments, stocking rates, grazing regime, etc. | Individually costed per farm |
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