Co. Cork farmers received the largest total county payment under the Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) in 2022, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

The data reveals that farmers in the Rebel County received a total of €1.3 million from the department last year.

This was closely followed by Co. Wexford which received a total of €1.2 million in payments under the TIS in 2022.

The scheme is a support measure for farmers to incentivise the increase in the eligible tillage crop area in 2023 to reduce the dependency on imported feed material.

A total of €10.9 million was paid out through the TIS in 2022 according to the DAFM.

The table below outlines what each county received as a result of farmers applying from that location.

In response to a parliamentary question from Independent Laois-Offaly TD, Carol Nolan to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, the minister stated: "Payments under the 2022 TIS commenced in December 2022 for all applications which were cleared at that time.

"Payments continued to issue into calendar year 2023 as further cases were cleared."

Farmers are paid €200 for each eligible hectare under the maintenance option of the scheme and €400 for each eligible hectare under the newly converted land option.