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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Feb 1998

Vol. 486 No. 6

Written Answers. - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.

Michael Ring

Ceist:

150 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will allow farmers, who were paid headage and premia grants in the past, to continue to be paid without the need to have ten acres of private land. [3015/98]

Under the relevant EU regulations governing the disadvantaged area schemes in all member states, a farmer must farm at least three hectares of utilised agricultural land in a handicapped area in order to qualify for payment of disadvantaged area livestock grants.

Farmers may qualify for ewe, suckler, special beef, extensification and slaughter premia, however, if they have less than three hectares as there is no corresponding minimum area prescribed in the EU regulations governing those schemes. Therefore, the ten acre limit mentioned by the Deputy does not have any relevance to these schemes.
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