Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 October 2014
112. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extra cost that would be involved in 2014 to double the rate of payment of the DAS-ANC payment in designated mountain areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39706/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following rates of aid are payable under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Mountain Type Grazing: €109.71 on first 10 forage hectares, or part thereof, and €95.99 per hectare on remaining hectares up to 34 hectares; More Severely Handicapped Lowland: €95.99 per forage hectare up to 30 hectares; Less Severely Handicapped Lowland: €82.27 per forage hectare up to 30 hectares; Coastal Areas with Specific Handicaps: €82.27 per forage hectare up to 30 hectares.
If the rate of aid payable on Mountain Type Grazing was doubled, the additional funding required would be approximately €30 million.
