Written answers
Tuesday, 15 December 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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663. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers by county and by each payment band who received ANC payments in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43265/20]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided below.
The Deputy should be aware that, in some cases, portions of an applicant's overall ANC payment may involve elements of payments across multiple categories. Where this happens, for example, an individual receiving payment under Category 1 Higher rate and Category 1 Lower rate and Category 3 Higher rate, they will be counted in each of the relevant categories.
">ANC Payments
The payment rates for the 2020 ANC Scheme are as follows
| Land Category | Area | 2020 Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | 1st 12 ha | €148.00 |
| Category 1 | 13 - 34 ha | €112.00 |
| Category 2 | 1st 10 ha | €111.00 |
| Category 2 | 11 – 30 ha | €104.00 |
| Category 3 | 1st 8 ha | €93.00 |
| Category 3 | 9 – 30 ha | €88.25 |
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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664. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who will see increase in ANC payments in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43266/20]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The budget for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme has received a number of significant increases in recent years. €25m was allocated to the budget with effect from the 2018 scheme year and an additional €23m funding was added to the scheme from the 2019 scheme year. This increase of €48 over the two years has brought the total budget allocation of the scheme to a total of €250m.
I was pleased to confirm that as part of the transitionary phase in advance of the introduction of the new CAP, the ANC scheme has been extended and retains the allocation of €250m for the 2021 scheme year.
The payment rates under the scheme, which were increased in 2018 and 2019 to reflect the additional budget allocation, also remain unchanged for the 2021 scheme year.
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