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The Department are operating extended hours on their helpdesk up until the Basic Payment Scheme closes for applications at midnight on Monday 17 May.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are operating extended opening hours during the final application period for the 2021 Basic Payment Scheme, as well as a number of other annual schemes. The Department’s helpdesk (076 106 4420) will be available from 9.15am to 9pm on Friday and between the hours of 9.30am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
The helpdesk will be available from 9.15am to midnight on the closing date of Monday 17 May. As well as the Basic Payment Scheme the Monday 17 May deadline is also the final day to apply for Transfer of Entitlements, Young Farmer / National Reserve Schemes, Straw Incorporation Measure, Areas of Natural Constraint and the Protein Aid Scheme.
The Results Based Environment-Agri Pilot (REAP) scheme is a move away from previous schemes, with payments based on results as opposed to a prescribed choice of actions.
Advisers are integral to the running of the scheme, as they are responsible for submitting the information identifying the measures selected by the applicant, while they are also responsible for determining the level of payment which is based on a score card and field assessment.
There are two main measures on which the pilot is based - low input grassland (LIG) and mixed species ley (MSL).
The terms and conditions detail scorecard requirements, which are essentially baseline requirements which must be satisfied in order to be able to select it.