Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2026
724. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 26 May 2026, if his Department can clarify the activity class on the 112,460 BISS applications for 2026 that are not referred to in this question response; and if they have met the 0.1LU/Ha. [45128/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra725. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 26 May 2026, for the 8,691 BISS applications for 2026 that were identified in this response and excluding multiple entry cases, the total area claimed in each category; and the ID the average area claimed per applicant in each category. [45129/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 724 and 725 together.
Further to Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 26 May 2026, I propose to take PQ's 45128/26 and 45129/26 together.
The table below details the number of BISS applications made under those active farmer claims not requested under Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 26 May 2026.
|
Active Farmer Claim |
~ Number of Applicants |
|
Multiple activity claim e.g. Forestry eligible and Topping |
16,500 |
|
Stocking Rate |
96,000 |
Approximately 16,500 applicants have selected multiple agricultural activities as their active farmer claim.
Approximately 96,000 applicants met the appropriate stocking requirements in 2025 and have used stocking for their 2026 active farmer claim.
The table below identifies the total and average areas associated with each of the 8,691 BISS applications identified under Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 26 May 2026.
|
Active Farmer Claim |
Number of Applicants |
Total Area |
Average Area |
|
Forestry Eligible |
327 |
2,877 |
9 |
|
Growing eligible crops |
1847 |
112,721 |
61 |
|
Keeping horses/donkeys/deer |
457 |
7,158 |
16 |
|
Keeping sheep/cattle/goats |
3940 |
167,280 |
42 |
|
Maintaining Landscape Features e.g. cutting hedges, cleaning ditches |
296 |
2,994 |
10 |
|
Making Hay/Silage/Haylage |
1539 |
23,333 |
15 |
|
Share Farming (applicable only to Applicants with Tillage land parcels) |
7 |
251 |
36 |
|
Topping |
278 |
3,050 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
8691 |
|
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