Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2023
777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to claw-back on entitlements for non-active farmers who are currently leasing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15114/23]
View answerThe implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023 to 2027 is outlined in Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan (CSP). The Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) scheme is the successor scheme to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and from 2023 to 2027 will be based on payment entitlements. In the years 2015-2022, there were varying amounts of clawback of payment entitlements where these were sold without land (the rate was 20% in 2022). This has been removed for 2023 and 2024 to facilitate succession and generational renewal and this was done in consultation with farm bodies. Any decision to restore this clawback in subsequent years so as to replenish the National Reserve is something that will be considered closer to the time.
There is no measure in the CSP to impose clawback on payment entitlements that are leased out from inactive farmers.
