The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., confirmed earlier this week that the National Reserve will continue in 2021, on the back of recommendations made by the Direct Payments Advisory Committee following a consultation process.
The National Reserve supports and prioritises ‘Young Farmers’ and ‘New Entrants’ by providing them with an allocation of entitlements that are at the National Average value or a top-up to the National Average value for those who fall below the national average.
While it is expected that the terms and conditions for the scheme will remain the same as previous years, full details will be available when the scheme opens for online applications in February 2021 to coincide with the opening of online Basic Payment Scheme applications.
The closing date for receipt of applications under the scheme will be 17th May 2021.
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