The first preliminary checks carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have identified errors in approximately 4,600 applications. Farmers, or advisers authorised to act on their behalf, will have an opportunity to correct these errors, including any over-claims, overlaps or dual claims, without any penalty being imposed by 22 June 2026 via the MyAgfood.ie facility.
The preliminary checks are one of two current opportunities to make corrections to an applicant’s 2026 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based scheme applications. The second notifications of errors, which will commence on 24 June 2026 relate to the Area Monitoring System (AMS).
The Department notes that the first round of AMS notifications relate to the potential presence of artificial surfaces, for example: buildings, farmyard extensions and farm roadways, in land parcel(s). The majority of these have been identified in recent years, hence the statement that they are likely only to affect a small minority of applicants.
Farmers or their advisor will have 14 days from the notification date to respond to the AMS notification. Further rounds of AMS notifications will issue from July 2026 onwards.
The Department advises that farmers and advisors should check the correspondence section of their www.MyAgFood.ie online account to see if they have received a preliminary notification.
It adds that where a farmer is signed up for text message alerts, a text will issue to advise them that they have a notification on their MyAgFood.ie account.
Should farmers wish to contact the Department, they can do so at:
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