Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 May 2017
237. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the ceiling per person in place for annual basic scheme payments under Pillar 1 in CAP 2014 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22584/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe maximum payment that can be granted to any one farmer under the Basic Payment Scheme (excluding the Greening Payment) in Ireland in any one scheme year is capped at €150,000. The EU regulations allow for a sliding scale of reductions above this €150,000 threshold, and Ireland implemented a 100% reduction thus setting the cap at the lowest level allowable.
