Matt Carthy
Question:664. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who will see increase in ANC payments in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43266/20]
View answerTuesday, 15 December 2020
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The budget for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme has received a number of significant increases in recent years. €25m was allocated to the budget with effect from the 2018 scheme year and an additional €23m funding was added to the scheme from the 2019 scheme year. This increase of €48 over the two years has brought the total budget allocation of the scheme to a total of €250m.
I was pleased to confirm that as part of the transitionary phase in advance of the introduction of the new CAP, the ANC scheme has been extended and retains the allocation of €250m for the 2021 scheme year.
The payment rates under the scheme, which were increased in 2018 and 2019 to reflect the additional budget allocation, also remain unchanged for the 2021 scheme year.