Martin Kenny
Ceist:367. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing the tillage support scheme to €150 per hectare for the first 100 hectares. [48422/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 25 June 2026
Ceisteanna (367)
Freagraí scríofa
Funding of €30 million was allocated in budget 2026 for the tillage support scheme in recognition of the important role the tillage sector provides in the overall sustainability of the agri-food sector as a whole, and its continued contribution to carbon efficient farming at a time of increasing global challenges regarding competitiveness.
This scheme design provided for a degressive rate of payment to applicants who declared cereal and oilseed rape crops on their 2025 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based application.
A maximum payable rate of €110 per hectare on the first 100 hectare, thereafter reducing on a digressive scale to a minimum payable rate of €50 per hectare on eligible area above 150 hectares as per table below.
|
Hectares |
Rate |
|
Hectares |
Rate |
|
>1ha - |
€110 |
|
>100 ha - |
€90 |
|
>125 ha - |
€70 |
|
>150 ha |
€50 |
Increasing the initial payable rate from €110 to €150 on the first 100 hectares and retaining all other digressive payment rates would cost an additional circa €10 million.