In the absence of securing EU funding for agriculture from other sources then there will be pressure on the Irish Government to make up any shortfall to retain spending at the same level. / Claire Nash
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When Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 was unveiled in October 2021 there was much fanfare from the Irish Government, with funding from 2021-2027 increasing by 30% compared to 2014-2020.
The €9.8bn fund for the period 2023-2027 included €5.97bn in Pillar I funding, which stems entirely from the EU budget, and €3.86bn in Pillar II funding, which is financed by the EU budget and national Exchequer funding.
The Pillar II funding of €3.86bn was highlighted as being the largest-ever level of co-financing at 60%, or €2.3bn of Irish Government spending.
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This was made possible by the allocation of €723m from Ireland’s carbon tax fund for a ‘flagship agri-environment measure’. Without this, the level of Ireland’s co-financing would have been in the region of 50%, some 3% higher than the previous spending.
There will now be pressure on Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon and his Department to fight for a larger guaranteed share of the EU budget because, without such a commitment, the Irish Government will need to dig even deeper in to the national pot to ensure agriculture and rural development is not in a worse off position. This is regardless of what support structure is used, with the current plans in Europe to abandon the long-lived Pillar I and Pillar II configuration.
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When Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 was unveiled in October 2021 there was much fanfare from the Irish Government, with funding from 2021-2027 increasing by 30% compared to 2014-2020.
The €9.8bn fund for the period 2023-2027 included €5.97bn in Pillar I funding, which stems entirely from the EU budget, and €3.86bn in Pillar II funding, which is financed by the EU budget and national Exchequer funding.
The Pillar II funding of €3.86bn was highlighted as being the largest-ever level of co-financing at 60%, or €2.3bn of Irish Government spending.
This was made possible by the allocation of €723m from Ireland’s carbon tax fund for a ‘flagship agri-environment measure’. Without this, the level of Ireland’s co-financing would have been in the region of 50%, some 3% higher than the previous spending.
There will now be pressure on Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon and his Department to fight for a larger guaranteed share of the EU budget because, without such a commitment, the Irish Government will need to dig even deeper in to the national pot to ensure agriculture and rural development is not in a worse off position. This is regardless of what support structure is used, with the current plans in Europe to abandon the long-lived Pillar I and Pillar II configuration.
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