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Common Agricultural Policy Reform

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 April 2014

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Questions (158)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

158. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is anything in the new regulations for the Common Agricultural Policy programme 2014-2020 that would preclude him from including farm forestry planted before 2008 as eligible land for the purposes of the new basic payment and the new greening payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17008/14]

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Following changes to the EU Regulations as a result of the adoption of the EU Commission’s proposal on the CAP Health Check, lands which were afforested since 2009 are eligible to draw down a payment under the Single Payment Scheme at present and under the new Basic Payment Scheme, which will be implemented in 2015. In accordance with provisions of the governing EU Regulations, payment can be made if the newly afforested land meets the following requirements:

- The land to be afforested was declared on a 2008 SPS application form;

- The applicant who declared that land on a 2008 SPS application form was paid under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme;

- The land to be afforested was eligible to draw down an SPS payment in 2008;

- The afforested land meets all the requirements of the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme.

Therefore, it is not possible under the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council to make payments under the Basic Payment Scheme or the greening measure to lands that were afforested before 2009.

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