Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 December 2011
169 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if non-eligibility for disadvantaged area scheme payment due to low stocking density can affect eligibility for the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38160/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe minimum stocking rate requirement under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is as outlined in the Terms and Conditions, which govern the Scheme. Applicants who fail to meet this requirement will not receive any payment under that Scheme for the year in question. Such stocking limits, while a requirement under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, are not a requirement under the Single Payment Scheme. However, it is necessary under the requirements of the Single Payment Scheme that the declared land be maintained in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition. In the case of some land types, this can only be achieved by livestock grazing the land.
Both the Schemes are governed by their own set of Terms and Conditions, which are available on my Department's website.
