Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 June 2022
221. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos, 1168, 1170 and 1171 of 15 June 2021, if he will provide equivalent information in relation to the number of recipients of Pillar 1 funds, in bands and by county, in tabular form, in each of the years 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34772/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe figures requested by the Deputy are set out in tabular format below.
These figures are derived from the total amounts paid to applicants under CAP Pillar 1 (Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), Greening, Young Farmers Scheme (YFS), and Protein Aid schemes).
The process of convergence of payment entitlement values began in Ireland in 2015, and over the years 2015 to 2019, approximately €60m in funds were transferred between entitlements with values above the average to those below the average. When greening is added, the total value of this transfer is approximately €93m.
This process saw a minimum entitlement value reached in 2019 of 60% of the average. If full convergence were implemented in 2021 with no changes to the direct payments ceiling, i.e. to move from the minimum 60% to full flattening in that single year, approximately €150m in total would have been redistributed (this figure includes entitlement value adjustment and greening). The requested county breakdown of this amount is not available at this time but is part of ongoing work. It should be noted that this amount reflects the convergence process and direct payments structures which apply in the current CAP Programme.
Note : Figures for the category €50,001 - €60,000 have also been included in the table below
|
COUNTY |
PAID AMOUNT € |
|
CARLOW |
23809018.9 |
|
CAVAN |
34386955.97 |
|
CLARE |
47187383.45 |
|
CORK |
157155482.7 |
|
DONEGAL |
61281417.17 |
|
DUBLIN |
10144810.12 |
|
GALWAY |
85634468.26 |
|
KERRY |
69298385.38 |
|
KILDARE |
31183450.65 |
|
KILKENNY |
49439588.09 |
|
LAOIS |
36405248.21 |
|
LEITRIM |
21071300.66 |
|
LIMERICK |
49926139.94 |
|
LONGFORD |
18959384.98 |
|
LOUTH |
18576894.86 |
|
MAYO |
74557928.84 |
|
MEATH |
52528220.23 |
|
MONAGHAN |
27055507.54 |
|
OFFALY |
33963858.83 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
40395923.97 |
|
SLIGO |
25574985.9 |
|
TIPPERARY |
93647683.69 |
|
WATERFORD |
36646646.28 |
|
WESTMEATH |
32186398.4 |
|
WEXFORD |
57005667.7 |
|
WICKLOW |
29201663.66 |
