Written answers
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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901. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who received payments under the areas of natural constraint scheme in 2021 under each category and payment rate; the average number of hectares on which land was claimed in each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39343/22]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Please find the information requested in the table below which shows the different categories of payment rates applicable to payments under the ANC Scheme, the number of farmers who received payments under each category of payment rate the overall area claimed under the scheme for each category and the average number of hectares claimed under the scheme for each category.
Please note that applicants can have more than one land category in their application and their application under each category may contain land receiving payment under both the higher and lower payment rates per category. As such an individual applicant may count towards the overall number of applicants paid in multiple different categories and payment rates.
| Measure/Categories | Category 1: 1st 12 ha Payment Rate €148.00 | Category 1: 13 - 34 Ha Payment Rate €112.00 | Category 2 1st 10ha - Payment Rate €111.00 | Category 2: 11 – 30ha Payment Rate €104.00 | Category 3: 1st 8ha Payment Rate: €93.00 | Category 3: 9 – 30ha Payment Rate €88.25 Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herds Paid: | 30,411 | 22,839 | 53,492 | 42,266 | 24,074 | 20,224 |
| Area Claimed: | 1,067,591.62ha | N/A | 1,411,151.40ha | N/A | 834,671.16ha | N/A |
| Average number of hectares claimed: | 35.1ha | 26.4ha | 34.7 |
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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902. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who received payments under the areas of specific constraint islands scheme in 2021 under each category and payment rate; the average number of hectares on which land was claimed in each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39344/22]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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To-date, a total of 851 applicants have received payments totalling €2,496,886 under the 2021 Areas of Specific Constraints(Island Farming) Scheme. The claimed area for these 851 applicants was 12,433.96, with an average area of 14.6 hectares.
Please note that under this scheme, there is only one category of area i.e. offshore island land. However, there are three payments rates which apply to the area claimed by an applicant above the thresholds identified in the table below. The payment rates are €250 for the first 20 eligible hectares, €170 for eligible hectares 20 to 34, and €70 for eligible hectares 34-40.
| Measure/Categories | Up to and including the first 20 hectares – Payment rate €250 | Greater than 20 hectares or less than or equal to 34 hectares – Payment rate €170.00 | Greater than 34 hectares of less than or equal to 34 hectares – Payment rate €70.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Herds Paid Per Measure/Category: | 851 | 185 | 86 |
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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903. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to the areas of natural constraint scheme and areas of specific constraint islands scheme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39345/22]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Since 2019, the annual allocated budget for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC)/Areas of Specific Constraints (Island Farming) schemes has been €250m per annum.
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