Source: Government of Ireland
The area-based application includes a range of schemes including the Eco Scheme, Complementary Redistribution Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS), Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CIS-YF), Protein Aid, Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM), Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) and the annual claims for Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) and the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS).
The Minister added:
Late applications
Applications will be accepted after the 15 May closing date. However, there will be a 1% per working day penalty, as per the Terms and Conditions.
BISS and other area based Schemes Amendments
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 Sunday 31 May, without any penalty.
Transfer of Entitlements
There were 34,359 applications received to transfer payment entitlements.
As per the Terms and Conditions, the closing date for the receipt of Transfer of Entitlements applications was 15 May 2025. However, 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 31 May 2025. This is only available to farmers who can show that they have made a change to their BISS application by 31 May 2025 and that change has directly led to the need to transfer entitlements.
Scheme breakdown
Closing Date BISS Applications