How many BISS applications were made in your county this year?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that Cork was again the county with the highest number of applications for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes this year.
In total, 123,705 scheme applications were submitted from across the country by the deadline of Wednesday, May 15. This is down from 124,274 scheme applications in 2024.
This year's figure includes 2,792 temporary reference number applications which are numbers assigned to allow an application until the herd number application has been completed.
BISS
The DAFM received 12,181 applications on behalf of farmers in Co. Cork for BISS and other area-based schemes in 2025, which is down from 12,344 in the previous year.
Galway was the county with the second-highest number of applications at 11,603, followed by Co. Mayo with 10,942.
The county with the lowest number of applications was Dublin with 607, followed by Louth with 1,442 and Carlow with 1,591.
The following table provides a county-by-county breakdown for the number of BISS and other area-based scheme applications made to DAFM by May 15:
County Total applications Carlow 1,591 Cavan 4,731 Clare 5,893 Cork 12,181 Donegal 8,771 Dublin 607 Galway 11,603 Kerry 7,532 Kildare 2,030 Kilkenny 3,134 Laois 2,723 Leitrim 3,365 Limerick 4,829 Longford 2,325 Louth 1,442 Mayo 10,942 Meath 3,671 Monaghan 4,032 Offaly 2,763 Roscommon 5,480 Sligo 3,819 Tipperary 6,404 Waterford 2,263 Westmeath 2,929 Wexford 3,775 Wicklow 2,078 Temporary reference numbers 2,792 Total 123,705 Source: DAFM
Where farmers have made their BISS and other area based schemes application, but now wish to make an amendment, they may make such changes online at www.agfood.ie until midnight on Saturday (May 31) without any penalty.
If a change made to a BISS online application leads to a farmer having insufficient land to use all of their entitlements, they will have the opportunity to submit a transfer of entitlements application up until midnight on May 31, 2025.
This is only available to farmers who can show that they have made a change to their BISS application by May 31, 2025 and that change has directly led to the need to transfer entitlements.
The department has reminded farmers that scheme applications will be accepted after the May 15 closing date, however a 1% per day penalty will be applied in these instances.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Agriland
2 hours ago
- Agriland
ICMSA: Farmers ‘on board' with climate change plans
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) president, Denis Drennan has said that despite massive challenges, Irish farmers are engaged in the effort to address climate change. Speaking at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Agriculture and Climate Change conference, Drennan said that the results and data were now 'showing the fruits' of farmers' efforts. Drennan believes that farmers are committed and 'on board' with plans to mitigate climate change. However, he stressed that farmers needed reassurance that those plans still rested on 'the three pillars of sustainability', including economic, environmental, and social. The ICMSA president said: 'There are challenges ahead that will have to be faced, and even leaving aside the very significant and unfair anomalies in the accountancy framework used for measuring emissions, the most obvious challenge is the ongoing failure of government to step up and support farmers. 'It's this failure of the government to support its own policies and recommendations that is hampering even more encouraging results and data. 'Irish agriculture is leading the way globally in meeting the climate challenge and the ICMSA believes that farmers can, and will, do more if properly supported,' Drennan added. Climate change According to the ICMSA president, the government has to stop 'coming up with reasons for not taking action' on climate change. Drennan believes that Budget 2026 should be used to signal a 'more proactive approach'. He also called on the government to 'work with farmers to make progress' on Ireland's emission targets. Drennan said: 'Work with farmers to make more progress ,or ultimately pay the fines that will be levied, because Ireland falls short on the emissions targets that could have been hit if we'd had the support. 'Budget 2026 is where we'll see if the government understands that choice and has made a decision that is logical on both the environmental and financial fronts,' he added.
Agriland
6 hours ago
- Agriland
€465k post-tax profit for Healy-Rae firm in 2023
By Gordon Deegan A property management firm owned by Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and farmer, Michael Healy-Rae, linked to the Kerry TD's Rosemont guesthouse accommodating Ukrainians, recorded post-tax profits of €465,860 in 2023. Earlier this year, Deputy Healy Rae was appointed a Minister of State with special responsibility for forestry. Now, new accounts filed by Minister Healy-Rae's Roughty Properties Ltd., show that it recorded the €465,860 post-tax profit in its first year in operation from the date of incorporation for the 12 month 23 day period from May 9, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The abridged accounts do not disclose revenues but they do show that at the end of May 2023, the company's cash funds totalled €555,933. Healy-Rae accounts The overdue accounts were filed after a district court order dated May 13 last extended time in which the annual return could be lodged with the Companies Office. The annual return shows that Minister Healy-Rae owns 100% of the share capital of the company. The independent Kerry TD's entry in the Dáil Register of Members' Interests states that the main activity of Roughty Properties Ltd., is 'management of rental properties'. In the register, Minister Healy-Rae describes himself as an owner of rental properties and his entry lists 17 separate properties for letting including 14 houses. Separate figures published by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth show that Minister Healy-Rae's Rosemont House in Tralee has received €1.22 million over two years and three months to the end of December last. In 2022, Kerry County Council refused planning permission to Roughty Properties Ltd's planning application for a three-storey extension to expand guest capacity at Rosemont Guest House. The new accounts confirm that the Roughty property firm is now Minister Healy-Rae's most profitable enterprise. Plant hire Separate accounts filed earlier this year by Minister Healy-Rae's plant hire firm, Roughty Plant Hire Ltd., show that its accumulated profits increased by €74,887 from €734,024 to €808,911 in the 12 months to the end of April 2024. The post-tax €74,887 profit at the plant hire services business for the 12 months was an 80% increase on the €41,415 post-tax profit for the prior 12 months. During the 12 months the company's cash funds more than doubled from €198,748 to €434,224. Numbers employed at the Kilgarvan-based business during the year declined from 12 to five. Separate accounts for another Michael Healy-Rae firm which operates a fuel station and grocery shop in Kilgarvan show that it recorded post-tax losses of €26,986 last year. Accounts for Black Cap & Company Ltd., show that the firm recorded the post-tax losses of €26,986 in the 12 months to the end of April 2024 are down sharply on the post tax losses of €67,583 in the prior year. Last year, numbers employed by the business declined by one to 15, including directors. The company operates from a building housing a shop at Kilgarvan village. Deputy Healy-Rae's entry to the Dail's Members' Register of Interests lists his other occupations as postmaster, farmer, service station owner and owner of rental properties. The Kerry deputy also has shares in the New York Times. Deputy Healy Rae also has 146ac of farmland/forestry.
Sunday World
6 hours ago
- Sunday World
Firm owned by Michael Healy Rae linked to guesthouse accommodating Ukrainians records bumper profits
Earlier this year, Deputy Healy Rae was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Forestry A Government Minister for State, Michael Healy Rae TD (Ind) owned property management firm linked to the Kerry TD's Rosemont guesthouse accommodating Ukrainians recorded bumper post tax profits of €465,860 in 2023. Earlier this year, Deputy Healy Rae was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Forestry. Now, new accounts filed by Minister Healy Rae's Roughty Properties Ltd show that it recorded the €465,860 post tax profit in its first year in operation from the date of incorporation for the 12 month 23 day period from May 9th 2022 to May 31st 2023. The abridged accounts don't disclose revenues but they do show that at the end of May 2023, the company's cash funds totalled €555,933. The overdue accounts were filed after a district court order dated May 13th last extended time in which the annual return could be lodged with the Companies Office. The annual return shows that Minister Healy Rae owns 100pc of the share capital of the company. The Kerry TD's entry in the Dail Register of Members' Interests state that the main activity of Roughty Properties Ltd is 'management of rental properties'. In the register, Minister Healy Rae describes himself as an owner of rental properties and his entry lists 17 separate properties for letting including 14 houses. Separate figures published by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth show that Minister Healy Rae's Rosemont House in Tralee has received €1.22m over two years and three months to the end of December last. In 2022, Kerry County Council refused planning permission to Minister Healy Rae's Roughty Properties Ltd's planning application for a three storey extension to expand guest capacity at Rosemont Guest House. The new accounts confirm that the Roughty property firm is now Minister Healy Rae's most profitable enterprise. Minister Michael Healy-Rae News in 90 Seconds - 5th June 2025 Separate accounts filed earlier this year by Minister Healy Rae's plant hire firm, Roughty Plant Hire Ltd show that its accumulated profits increased by €74,887 from €734,024 to €808,911 in the 12 months to the end of April 2024. The post tax €74,887 profit at the plant hire services business for the 12 months was an 80pc increase on the €41,415 post tax profit for the prior 12 months. During the 12 months the company's cash funds more than doubled from €198,748 to €434,224. Numbers employed at the Kilgarvan based business during the year declined from 12 to five. Separate accounts for another Michael Healy Rae firm which operates a fuel station and grocery shop in Kilgarvan show that it recorded post tax losses of €26,986 last year. Accounts for Black Cap & Company Ltd show that the firm recorded the post tax losses of €26,986 in the 12 months to the end of April 2024 are down sharply on the post tax losses of €67,583 in the prior year. Last year, numbers employed by the business declined by one to 15, including directors. The company operates from a building housing a shop at Kilgarvan village. Deputy Healy-Rae's entry to the Dail's members' register of interests lists his other occupations as postmaster, farmer, service station owner and owner of rental properties. The Kerry deputy also has shares in the New York Times. Deputy Healy Rae also has 146 acres of farmland/forestry.
