asked the Minister for Agriculture the number of farmers in the other "Low Category" in each county; and the number in this category who had applied for grant aid before the suspension of the farm modernisation scheme.
Written Answers. - Farm Modernisation Scheme.
667.
The number of farmers categorised in the other "Low Category" in each county up to 31 December 1983 was as follows:
|
Cavan |
760 |
|
Clare |
912 |
|
Donegal |
907 |
|
Galway |
2,548 |
|
Kerry |
890 |
|
Leitrim |
557 |
|
Longford |
517 |
|
Mayo |
1,721 |
|
Monaghan |
547 |
|
Roscommon |
950 |
|
Sligo |
496 |
|
Carlow |
176 |
|
Cork |
994 |
|
Dublin |
80 |
|
Kildare |
221 |
|
Kilkenny |
426 |
|
Laois |
363 |
|
Limerick |
610 |
|
Louth |
254 |
|
Meath |
382 |
|
Offaly |
401 |
|
Tipperary North |
386 |
|
Tipperary South |
327 |
|
Waterford |
193 |
|
Westmeath |
453 |
|
Wexford |
299 |
|
Wicklow |
193 |
|
Total |
16,563 |
Information in relation to the second part of the question is not readily available and the cost of abstracting it would be disproportionate to the likely benefit.