GLAS Eligibility

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 April 2015

Thursday, 2 April 2015

Questions (105)

Seán Kyne

Question:

105. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if privately owned areas of land designated as natural heritage areas but not designated as Natura are eligible for the €79 per hectare payment as farmland habitat, and eligible for Tier 1 priority under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; if not, the reason these areas are not eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13699/15]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Only designated or candidate Special Protection Areas (SPA) or Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) notified to the European Commission by the National Parks and Wildlife Service qualify as Farmland Habitat and for the €79 per hectare payment under GLAS. Natura 2000 is a pan - EU network comprising of SPA and SAC sites and does not extend to National Heritage Areas.