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Organic Farming Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 April 2021

Thursday, 1 April 2021

Questions (403)

Matt Carthy

Question:

403. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average amount received by participant in the organic farming scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18041/21]

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Based on payments that issued in 2020 under the Organic Farming Scheme, the average amount received by farmers in each county is as follows;

County

Average payment

Carlow

€9,504.27

Cavan

€5,270.95

Clare

€5,296.03

Cork

€6,102.71

Donegal

€5,285.16

Dublin

€7,389.21

Galway

€5,782.36

Kerry

€5,782.48

Kildare

€6,019.76

Kilkenny

€6,408.80

Laois

€7,838.39

Leitrim

€4,439.40

Limerick

€5,288.10

Longford

€5,146.13

Louth

€9,681.52

Mayo

€5,664.80

Meath

€5,769.36

Monaghan

€6,059.64

Offaly

€5,910.45

Roscommon

€5,607.63

Sligo

€6,015.61

Tipperary

€6,211.60

Waterford

€6,170.77

Westmeath

€5,892.30

Wexford

€5,103.23

Wicklow

€5,975.96

The table above refers to all payments under the Organic Farming Scheme that issued in 2020. It must be noted that 70% of farmers who are in the Organic Farming Scheme are also participants in GLAS. Farmers who select certain actions on a land parcel in GLAS may not be entitled to a payment under the Organic Farming Scheme on the same land parcel.

The calculation of the payment due to a farmer under the Organic Farming Scheme includes a stocking density calculation. In order to receive the full payment, a stocking density of 0.5 livestock units per hectare is required. For farmers who do not have this stocking level a pro-rata payment will issue.

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