Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 March 2014
373. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount paid to Irish farmers in single farm payment in the period 2007 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10992/14]
View answerThe data requested by the Deputy in respect of payments under the Single Payment Scheme is set out in tabular form.
|
Single Payment Scheme Year |
Single Payment Scheme |
Modulation Refunds |
Total Paid |
|
2007 |
€1,244,995,905.45 |
€24,471,358.64 |
€1,269,467,264.09 |
|
2008 |
€1,248,846,752.18 |
€24,354,145.18 |
€1,273,200,897.36 |
|
2009 |
€1,257,799,266.76 |
Nil |
€1,257,799,266.76 |
|
2010 |
€1,242,893,061.04 |
Nil |
€1,242,893,061.04 |
|
2011 |
€1,237,499,823.89 |
Nil |
€1,237,499,823.89 |
|
2012 |
€1,215,950,118.64 |
Nil |
€1,215,950,118.64 |
|
2013 |
€1,191,152,068.26 |
Nil |
€1,191,152,068.26 |
Under the provision of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the rate of modulation deduction in respect of the 2007 and 2008 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) scheme-years was 5%. In addition, the provisions of this Regulation required that the modulation deduction was applied to all payments with a subsequent refund of the modulation deduction on the first €5,000 of all payments.
The provisions changed from 2009 onwards following the agreement on the CAP health Check proposals and the adoption of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. This Regulation provided that the first €5,000 of all payments under the SPS Scheme would be exempt from the modulation deduction. In addition, the level of modulation deduction was increased as follows:
- 2009 SPS Scheme – 7%
- 2010 SPS Scheme – 8%
- 2011 SPS Scheme – 9%
- 2012 SPS Scheme – 10%
The rate of deduction that applied to payments under the 2013 SPS Scheme was also 10%. In addition a further reduction of 2.45% applied under Financial Discipline. This reduction was applied to ensure compliance with the new National Ceiling and to provide funds for the European Union Budgetary Crisis Reserve.
