The indicative allocation for the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) is set out below. The Plan provides €9.838 billion to support farmers and rural communities. This includes EU CAP funding for Ireland of €7.53 billion over the five-year period from 2023 to 2027. This EU funding is split between Pillar I (Direct Payments and Sectoral Interventions - €5.97 billion) and Pillar II (Rural Development - €1.56 billion). The allocation from the national exchequer to co-fund the Rural Development element of the CSP amounts to €2.30 billion bringing the total to €3.86 billion in respect of the Rural Development component of the Plan. The increased national co-funding of €2.30 billion is a substantial increase on the existing rural development programme, and reflects an increase in co-financing percentage from 43% to 60% over the previous programme.
Many CSP schemes have commenced and others will be rolled out over the course of the programme. I am committed to meeting the liabilities expected to arise from the implementation of the programme over the period. In this regard, I secured funding in Budget 2024 to met the programme liabilities expected to fall due in 2024.
Table 1: Indicative breakdown of Ireland’s 2023-2027 CSP by Interventions
Pillar 1 interventions
|
€(m)
|
Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS)
|
3,642.5
|
Complementary income support for young farmers (CIS-YF)
|
177.9
|
Complementary redistributive income support for sustainability (CRISS)
|
593.1
|
Eco-Scheme
|
1,482.9
|
Protein Aid
|
35.0
|
Sectoral Intervention in the Fruit and Vegetable Sector
|
44.7
|
Sectoral Intervention for the Apiculture sector
|
0.6
|
Total Pillar 1
|
5,976.7
|
|
|
Pillar II Interventions
|
€m
|
Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC)
|
1,250.0
|
Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES)
|
1500.0
|
ACRES Training
|
21.5
|
Straw Incorporation Measure
|
50.0
|
Organic Farming Scheme
|
256.0
|
On farm investments*
|
100.0
|
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme incl training
|
260.0
|
Early Stage support for Producer Organisations
|
1.5
|
Continuous Professional Development for Advisors
|
1.9
|
European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs)
|
36.1
|
Knowledge Transfer Groups
|
71.1
|
Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme
|
25.0
|
Sheep Improvement Scheme
|
100.0
|
Collaborative Farming Grant
|
2.0
|
Technical Assistance
|
6.5
|
LEADER
|
180.0
|
Total Pillar 2
|
3,861.6
|
Total CSP
|
9,838.3
|