Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
2111. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a farmer (details supplied) is not entitled to the €1,000 fodder grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40866/22]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that on 15th June 2022, I launched a €56 million nationwide Fodder Support Scheme which aims to incentivise farmers, in particular drystock farmers, to grow more fodder (silage and/or hay) for the coming winter and next spring.
The payment rate will be up to €100 per hectare, up to a maximum of 10 hectares with the maximum potential payment of up to €1,000.
The Fodder Support Scheme opened on the 17th June 2022 to farmers who meet all the eligibility criteria set out in the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme.
One of the conditions which must be met in order to be eligible for the Scheme is that a farmer must have submitted a valid 2022 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application before 8th July 2022 and they must have eligible grassland declared on their 2022 BPS application.
My Department's records show that the herd owner named has not submitted a valid BPS application for 2022 under the herd number supplied and therefore is not eligible to apply for the Fodder Support Scheme.
