Written answers

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Supports

Photo of Cathy BennettCathy Bennett (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated and expended in relation to ash dieback, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24862/25]

Photo of Martin HeydonMartin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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The table below details the total payments made under the Ash Dieback schemes and associated Climate Action Performance Payment 2013 to 9th May 2025.

Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme (RAD) Reconstitution & Underplanting (Ash Dieback) Scheme (RUS) Climate Action Performance Payment Scheme (CAPP)
Year
2013 €692,854.70 N/A N/A
2014 €1,274,155.22 N/A N/A
2015 €687,600.83 N/A N/A
2016 €446,279.39 N/A N/A
2017 €811,056.77 N/A N/A
2018 €1,822,199.14 N/A N/A
2019 €1,310,630.23 N/A N/A
2020 €434,191.69 N/A N/A
2021 €233,587.80 €80,430.00 N/A
2022 €407,926.11 €875,476.50 N/A
2023 €556,112.14 €1,367,552.50 N/A
2024 €3,392,297.41 €159,468.90 €2,194,725.00
2025 @ 09.05.25 €2,379,732.39 €8,739.15 €1,386,475.00
TOTALS €14,448,623.82 €2,491,667.05 €3,581,200.00
Cumulative Total €20,521,490,87
As outlined in the table below we have allocated a total of €237 million towards assisting those affected by Ash Dieback. this included an additional €79.5 million of funding that will allows the Department to pay for the €5,000 per hectare Climate Action Performance Payment.

My Department have run a recent campaign to encourage those affected to apply for the supports available and will shortly write to those who have not yet used their approval under the current Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme.

Measure Individual Benefit to site Total
Previous reconstitution schemes €10 million
Site Clearance €2,000 per hectare €27 million
Replanting Grants Between €3,858 and €8,555 per hectare, €74 million
Premium Liability Dependant on site €29.6 million
Top up premium payment Dependant on site €17 million
Climate Action PerformancePayment (New Element) €5,000 per hectare €79.5 million
€237 million total

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