Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 November 2021
771. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of Irish recipients of European Union farm subsidies, including organisation names and amounts received listed in descending order by value for the period 2018 to 2021, in tabular form. [59103/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe EU Regulation 1306/2013, and in particular Articles 111 – 114, requires that Member States ensure the annual ex-post publication of all beneficiaries of CAP (Common Agriculture Policy) funding. In accordance with legislation, the information shall remain available on a single website for two years from the date of its initial publication.
EU Regulation No 908/2014 states that this information shall be published by 31st May each year for the preceding financial year and the information specific to Irish recipients were published on the Department’s website on Monday 31st May 2021. The information published can be located via the following link: www.gov.ie/en/service/common-agricultural-policy-beneficiary-data/
In accordance with the legislation, the information published relates to the years 2019 and 2020 only. The information regarding 2018 is no longer provided and information in relation to payments made in 2021 will be available on 31st May 2022.
The publication contains the following data:
- forename & surname or legal name of entity, as appropriate
- municipality where the beneficiary is resident
- payment amount by measure, and
- nature and description of the measure
It is possible to search/list beneficiaries under the criteria above. However, it should be noted that Member States are not required to publish beneficiary data where payments are less than €1,250 - these cases are identified by a code.
In addition, not all recipients are farmers as the CAP funds other programmes including LEADER and schemes open to other bodies including food companies.
