Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 June 2021
634. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants to the REAP scheme; the number of successful applicants; the last agri-environmental scheme that successful and unsuccessful in which applicants took part in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33154/21]
View answerThe number of applications received under the Results-Based Agri Pilot Project (REAP) project are provided below. I was very pleased both with the application rate and to have secured places for almost 5,000 of these which was significantly above the original projection of 2,000.
There are a number of agri-environment initiatives under the current CAP in which there are successful and unsuccessful applicants. This is normal in any scheme which the Department runs for farmers. However, REAP is a standalone pilot project which is not directly comparable to the main RDP schemes as it is a pilot initiative to trial potential measures for inclusion in the next RDP. REAP is an ambitious, farmer-friendly initiative that will help the environment and support family farm incomes.
|
Scheme |
Applicants |
Successful Applicants |
Unsuccessful Applicants |
|
REAP |
10,805 |
4,926 |
5,879 |
