Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 November 2021
277. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to pillar 1 funds for 2021-2022; the amount allocated to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56216/21]
View answerThe amounts allocated to Direct Payments in 2021 and 2022 is as follows:
2021 - €1.186bn
2022 - €1.186bn
Total Pillar I expenditure to date in 2021 is €799.5m.
The Deputy is aware that the Pillar I reduction could have been much more than the 2% finally agreed in the EU budget negotiations were it not for the strong defence put up by Ireland and other Member States. This reduction is more than made up for by the increase secured for Pillar II funding.
