asked the Minister for Agriculture the number of qualified agricultural instructors in each county; the number and type of each classified farmer under the farm modernisation scheme in each county; the number of applicants outstanding for classification; and the steps he is taking to reduce the inordinately long waiting period for such classification.
Written Answers. - Farm Modernisation Scheme.
234.
The number of qualified agricultural instructors in each county is as follows:
|
County |
No. of Instructors |
|
Carlow |
8 |
|
Cavan |
15 |
|
Clare |
17 |
|
Cork |
46 |
|
Donegal |
18 |
|
Dublin |
5 |
|
Galway |
26 |
|
Kerry |
25 |
|
Kildare |
11 |
|
Kilkenny |
17 |
|
Laoighis |
11 |
|
Leitrim |
10 |
|
Limerick |
22 |
|
Longford |
8 |
|
Louth |
7 |
|
Mayo |
35 |
|
Meath |
14 |
|
Monaghan |
13 |
|
Offaly |
10 |
|
Roscommon |
15 |
|
Sligo |
12 |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
12 |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
16 |
|
Waterford |
12 |
|
Westmeath |
12 |
|
Wexford |
18 |
|
Wicklow |
10 |
With regard to the number and type of each classified farmer under the farm modernisation scheme in each county and the number of applicants outstanding for classification, I refer the Deputy to my answer of 29 November 1978 on this subject.
In relation to the waiting period for classification, it must be accepted that some waiting period is inevitable in processing applications. While this may have been fairly long in certain instances I would not accept that in general the delay has been inordinate. With the assignment of additional staff I would hope that the waiting period will be reduced considerably.