Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 June 2016
270. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average annual payment farmers were able to draw down under the rural environment protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17751/16]
View answerAverage annual payments under the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS4) from 2008 to 2015 are set out in the following table.
|
SCHEME YEAR |
AVERAGE PAYMENT |
|
2008 |
€ 4,301.27 |
|
2009 |
€ 4,691.72 |
|
2010 |
€ 6,016.15 |
|
2011 |
€ 6,162.39 |
|
2012 |
€ 5,716.85 |
|
2013 |
€ 5,660.29 |
|
2014 |
€ 5,509.94 |
|
2015 |
€2 ,817.51 |
