Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2024
1027. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how much money in total was the total CAP budget worth for pillar 1 and pillar 2 for the 2023 recording year; of the total CAP budget in 2023 for pillar 1 and pillar 2, how much money was allocated to - farmers, sub-contractors and administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14966/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraIreland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) will deliver some €9.8 billion to our farm families over the next five years to support them to continue to produce world-class, safe and sustainable food as well as supporting them in their important work of meeting our climate ambitions. This includes EU CAP funding for Ireland of €7.53 billion over the five-year period from 2023 to 2027. This EU funding is split between Pillar I Direct Payments and Sectoral Interventions (€5.97 billion) and Pillar II Rural Development Interventions (€1.56 billion). The allocation from the national exchequer to co-fund the Rural Development element of the CSP amounts to €2.30 billion bringing the total to €3.86 billion in respect of the Rural Development component of the Plan. The increased national co-funding of €2.30 billion is a substantial increase on the existing rural development programme, and reflects an increase in the co-financing percentage from 43% to 60% over the previous programme.
All funding under Pillar 1 went directly to farmers. Under Pillar 2, approximately €8 million was paid to the ACRES Co-operation Project teams. This accounted for 0.5% of the total payments of €1.5bn under both Pillars paid out in 2023. These teams are facilitating farmers to receive higher payments through a local approach to addressing biodiversity, climate and water objectives in their area. All other payments were made to farmers.
Table 1: CSP Expenditure by Intervention, 2023
|
Intervention |
Total |
|
Pillar I |
€m |
|
Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) |
660.0 |
|
Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) |
113.5 |
|
Eco-scheme |
295.5 |
|
Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CIS-YF) |
23.0 |
|
Protein Aid |
9.5 |
|
Total PI |
1,101.5 |
|
Pillar II |
€m |
|
Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) |
246.0 |
|
ACRES (including CP Teams) |
76.5 |
|
ACRES Training |
5.0 |
|
Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) |
13.0 |
|
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme incl training (SCEP) |
46.5 |
|
Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) |
19.0 |
|
Technical Assistance |
0.8 |
|
Total PII |
406.8 |
|
Total PI + PII |
1,508.3 |
