Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2011
312 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of single farm payment made on lands designated as disadvantaged and the acreage involved; the total value of single farm payment made on lands other than designated as disadvantaged and the acreage involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38408/11]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that payment under the Single Farm Payment is based on the declaration by each applicant of one eligible hectare for each payment entitlement held. As many of the applicants declare both Disadvantaged Area and non-Disadvantaged Area land and also declare more eligible hectares than the number of entitlements held, it is not possible to differentiate which category of land is activating the payment entitlement and benefiting from payment. However, it is possible to establish the total value of the Single Farm Payment paid to farmers, who declared land situated in Disadvantaged Areas and farmers, who declared only non-Disadvantaged Areas land. The payments in respect of the 2010 Scheme to these categories of farmers were as follows;
|
Classification of land |
Number of farmers paid |
Amount Paid |
|
Disadvantaged Areas |
101,589 |
€918.9 million |
|
Non-Disadvantaged Areas: |
22,240 |
€322.9 million |
