Details of the amounts paid in respect of the schemes listed by the Deputy for 2011, 2012 and 2013 are outlined in the following table in county format:
Scheme Description
The differences in the overall amounts paid under the Single Payment Scheme are due the increase in the rate of modulation deduction after 2011 from 9% to 10%. The modulation reduction was deducted from all payments in excess of €5,000. In addition, a Financial Discipline deduction of 2.453658% was applied to all payments under the 2013 SPS Scheme in excess of €2,000 following amendments to the governing EU Regulations.
Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme were reduced following changes in the national budgetary allocation. However, the amount of funding was increased from 2012 to 2013 by €5 million to €195 million.
The funding under the Grassland Sheep Scheme was reduced by €4 million in 2013 due to budgetary constraints. However the Grasslands Sheep Scheme was increased by €2 million in 2014 and is being included in the individual farmer payments under the new CAP. The €6 million provided in 2011 and 2012 from unused SPS funds was utilised for funding the BDP Scheme in 2013.
The five-year term of the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme ended on 31 December 2012. The Beef Technology Adaption Programme was introduced in 2012 using national funding and overall expenditure increased in 2013 by almost 20%. The Sheep Technology Adoption Programme and the Development Programme for Dairying were implemented in 2013 and overall expenditure amounted to approximately €3.5 million using national funding.
