Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 October 2023
227. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a detailed breakdown of the number of farmers in each county impacted by the reduction from 250 kg of N to 220 kg of N based on the land as declared for the 2023 basic income support for sustainability scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47085/23]
View answerFull year stocking rate data for 2023 will not be available until after year end.
However, based on the land as declared for the 2023 Basic Income Support for Sustainability Scheme (BISS), a total of 2096 farmers with a whole farm livestock manure stocking rate greater than 220 kg N/ha in 2022 have at least some land this year in an area that will be limited to a maximum Nitrates Derogation stocking rate of 220 kg livestock manure N/ha from the 1st of January 2024.
The following table provides a breakdown by county across these holdings.
|
County |
Number of Holdings which had a whole farm stocking rate greater than 220 kg N/ha in 2022 and based on BISS 2023 have at least some land impacted by the reduction in the maximum Nitrates Derogation stocking rate in 2024 |
|
CORK |
434 |
|
TIPPERARY |
345 |
|
KILKENNY |
176 |
|
LAOIS |
121 |
|
MONAGHAN |
111 |
|
WEXFORD |
109 |
|
MEATH |
100 |
|
OFFALY |
86 |
|
LIMERICK |
77 |
|
GALWAY |
65 |
|
WATERFORD |
64 |
|
LOUTH |
62 |
|
KERRY |
61 |
|
CAVAN |
51 |
|
KILDARE |
48 |
|
CARLOW |
39 |
|
WESTMEATH |
31 |
|
MAYO |
26 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
26 |
|
WICKLOW |
24 |
|
LONGFORD |
17 |
|
LEITRIM |
6 |
|
SLIGO |
6 |
|
CLARE |
5 |
|
ROSSCOMMON |
5 |
|
DONEGAL |
1 |
|
Total number of Holdings |
2096 |
Note: Some holdings will have land in more than one county. Counties are assigned above based on the farmer's herd number.
In early October my Department published an interactive version of the Water Quality Review Implementation Map for 2024. This allows farmers to identify whether their holding will be impacted by the reduction in the maximum derogation stocking rate next year. To further assist farmers, my Department will shortly write to individual farmers that may be directly impacted by this change.
