Written answers

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Schemes

Photo of Michael MoynihanMichael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way a person (details supplied) in County Cork can access the REAP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33714/21]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Results-Based Environment Agri Pilot project (REAP) closed for applications on 10th May 2021. 

The REAP terms and conditions state that any applicant who has been a participant in specific EIP projects as listed in Annex 3, including the Hen Harrier project, since January 1st 2021 was not eligible to apply to join the REAP project.

The information available to the Department indicates that the person named had a signed contract with the Hen Harrier project and was, therefore, not eligible to submit an application for the REAP project.  The Department have been in direct contact with the person named on a number of occasions to outline the position.

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who will gain under full convergence; the number of farmers who will lose under full convergence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33790/21]

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers by farm size who are gaining under convergence and the number losing under convergence within parameters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33791/21]

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers by stocking density who are gaining under convergence and the number of farmers losing under convergence within parameters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33792/21]

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a breakdown will be provided of the gains under full convergence by number of farmers who will gain within parameters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33793/21]

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a breakdown will be provided of the losses under full convergence by number of farmers who will lose within parameters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33794/21]

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a breakdown will be provided of the number of farmers whose current payment is less than €15,000, BPS and greening that will lose under full convergence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33795/21]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 to 310, inclusive, together.

The data requested by the Deputy will take some time to prepare and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

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