Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 November 2017
193. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the minimum amount of land required to be classed as a farm in order to claim on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48300/17]
View answerUnder EU regulations, Ireland has taken up the option to implement a minimum payment threshold of €100 under which payment via a direct payment scheme will not issue.
However, notwithstanding the above, certain schemes may also include an area threshold, depending on the objectives of various schemes and the terms and conditions of those schemes.
For example, under the terms and conditions of the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme, applicants must occupy and farm in their own right and at their own risk a minimum of 3 hectares of ANC forage land in an eligible area.
