Erin McGreehan
Question:649. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number po BISS applications made in County Louth from 2015 to 2025, in tabular format. [31849/25]
View answerTuesday, 17 June 2025
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The Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) replaced the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2023. The BISS is designed to provide a direct income support to Irish farmers to underpin their continued sustainability and viability.
To claim payment under BISS, or its predecessor BPS, a farmer or their appointed agent must have submitted an area-based application via the online system. While BISS is currently the main scheme that farmers apply for a small number of farmers that submit an application are not be eligible for BISS or BPS as they did not hold payment entitlements.
The number of eligible land-based applications made in County Louth from 2015 to 2025, is set out below, in tabular format, as requested. On average 96% of these farmers would have held entitlements and hence would have been paid BISS and BPS as appropriate.
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Louth Eligible Applications 2023 - 2025 |
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Year |
Total |
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2025 |
1,416 |
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2024 |
1,458 |
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2023 |
1,470 |
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Louth Eligible Applications 2015 - 2022 |
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2022 |
1,456 |
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2021 |
1,460 |
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2020 |
1,459 |
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2019 |
1,463 |
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2018 |
1,481 |
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2017 |
1,496 |
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2016 |
1,511 |
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2015 |
1,542 |