To-date, a total of 851 applicants have received payments totalling €2,496,886 under the 2021 Areas of Specific Constraints(Island Farming) Scheme. The claimed area for these 851 applicants was 12,433.96, with an average area of 14.6 hectares.
Please note that under this scheme, there is only one category of area i.e. offshore island land. However, there are three payments rates which apply to the area claimed by an applicant above the thresholds identified in the table below. The payment rates are €250 for the first 20 eligible hectares, €170 for eligible hectares 20 to 34, and €70 for eligible hectares 34-40.
Measure/Categories
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Up to and including the first
20 hectares –
Payment rate €250
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Greater than 20 hectares or less
than or equal to 34 hectares –
Payment rate €170.00
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Greater than 34 hectares of less than or
equal to 34 hectares –
Payment rate €70.00
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Number of Herds Paid Per Measure/Category:
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851
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185
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86
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