Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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955. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds his Department received from the EU MFF in respect of pillar 1 in each year since 2010; the expected return for 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20254/20]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the deputy is set out in the table below.

* Pillar 1 Expected Receipts 2020 for the full year are projected to be €1,289m

It can be noted that Pillar 1  (EAGF ) Funds actually received  from the  EU  vary year-to-year due to a variety of reasons including the timing of payments realative to the recoupment claim dates, the flexible nature of market measures and also take account of relevant monies due from the member state to the Commission  e.g. in respect intervention stock trading, various exclusions  or where certain  levies were payable,  particularly  the milk super levy up to 2016.

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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956. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds his Department expects to receive based on the agreement of the European Council from the EU MFF in respect of pillar 1 in each year of the next MFF in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20255/20]

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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958. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds his Department expects to receive based on the agreement of the European Council from the EU MFF in respect of pillar 2 in each year of the next MFF in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20257/20]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 956 and 958 together.

Ireland’s key objective throughout the negotiations on the post-2020 EU budget has been the retention of a sufficient budget for CAP post-2020.

Notwithstanding the challenging negotiations, the overall outcome is a positive one.  Ireland has succeeded in the objective to maintain the CAP budget for the 2021-2027 period for the farming sector and rural development.  The Commission's original proposal for the CAP included a 15% cut in rural development expenditure and a 4% cut in direct payments.  These planned cuts have now been reversed.  

The negotiation of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) took place in constant 2018 prices.  The CAP 2021-2027 will be €343.944 billion including the allocation of €7.5 billion for the EU Next Generation Fund.  There are a number of elements to the overall package and a detailed examination is ongoing. 

CAP payments made to farmers will be spent in current prices which will bring this funding to some €386 billion, in comparison to €375 billion for the current CAP allocations for the EU 27 and in comparison to the Commission Proposal which would have resulted in a CAP budget of €365 billion.  Annual allocations by Member State have not yet been published by the Commission.      

The proposal for the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework launched in 2018 and negotiations have been ongoing since that time.  This agreement at European Council level brings this process another step forward.  The final stage will be agreement with the European Parliament which is hoped to be reached in October 2020.   The Government’s position has always been that a strong and properly funded CAP is a fundamental requirement if we are to continue to support the sector. I therefore welcome this agreement which represents a positive outcome for Ireland.

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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957. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds his Department received from the EU MFF in respect of pillar 2 in each year since 2010; the expected return for 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20256/20]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below  

EAFRD Receipts 2010 to 2020 Pillar II

* Receipts to June 2020.  Receipts for 2020 are expected to amount to  €295m in total for DAFM and DRCD 2020 in respect of Leader

The amount of Pillar 2 (EAFRD) funds received per annum is primarily based on the eligible expenditure in the relevant period with funds generally received from the EU in the quarter after the expenditure by the Department.  However, it can be noted that no pillar 2 receipts were received in  2014.  This is because the first receipts in respect of 2014-2020 RDP schemes were not paid by the Commission until formal approval of RDP in 2015 while, as per regulation, the payment by EU of last 5% of receipts for the 2007-13 programme was delayed until formal closure of RDP in 2016.