Over 36,700 BISS applications submitted by end of last week
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that it has received over 36,000 applications for the 2025 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS).
BISS replaced the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) under the current Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027.
As a general rule, the annual area based payment is paid as uniform amount per eligible hectare declared by an active farmer.
The closing date for BISS applications in 2025 is Thursday, May 15.
This application process also includes the Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS), the Eco-Scheme actions, and the other related schemes.
These include BISS, the Eco-Scheme, the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CISYF), the Protein Aid Scheme, the National Reserve, and transferring of entitlements.
Since the scheme opened on February 10, DAFM told Agriland that it has received 36,748 online applications, up to and including April 6.
"6% of total applications received to date have been submitted directly by farmers and the remaining number of applications have been submitted by agents.
"The number of applications received to date (36,748) for the 2025 scheme year is approximately 41% higher than the number of applications received this time last year (25,988)
"Of the 36,748 applications received to date, 35,471 have applied for Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) and 36,212 have applied for Eco-Scheme," the department added.
DAFM is currently running series of in-person clinics to help farmers in making online applications for BISS and other area-based farm schemes.
A total of 16 farmer clinics are scheduled to take place at locations across the country and run from 10:00a.m – 4.30p.m on the selected days.
The remaining clinics are taking place on the following dates:
- Wednesday, April 9: Tuam, Co. Galway – Ard Rí House Hotel;
- Thursday, April 10: Ballina, Co. Mayo – Great National Hotel;
- Tuesday, April 15: Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford – Riverside Park Hotel;
- Wednesday, April 16: Killarney, Co. Kerry – Randles Hotel;
- Thursday, April 17: Raheen, Co. Limerick – DAFM offices;
- Tuesday, April 22: Trim, Co. Meath – Knightsbrook Hotel;
- Wednesday, April 23: Donegal Town – The Central Hotel;
- Thursday, April 24: Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim – DAFM offices;
- Wednesday, April 30: Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan – Shirley Arms Hotel;
- Thursday, May 1: Cavan – DAFM offices;
- Tuesday, May 6:Clonmel, Co. Tipperary – Minella Hotel;
- Wednesday, May 7: Mitchelstown, Co. Cork – Firgrove Hotel;
- Thursday, May 8: Clonakilty, Co. Cork – DAFM offices.
