Michael Creed
Question:70 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the average farm income (a) within the disadvantaged areas, (b) outside the disadvantaged areas and (c) nationally.
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70 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the average farm income (a) within the disadvantaged areas, (b) outside the disadvantaged areas and (c) nationally.
Statistics on farm income are taken from the national farm survey, conducted by Teagasc. The most recent statistics available relate to 1988. Figures are presented for the country as a whole, for the west, the original disadvantaged areas and the east, the remainder of the country. The figures presented in the national farm survey relate to income derived from farming activity. Many farm households have income derived from other sources, including off-farm employment and from pensions, remittances, investments and so on.
The average family farm income, that is, income derived from farming activity, as presented by the 1988 national farm survey, provisional estimates are as follows:
£/Annum (1988) |
|
Nationally |
7.329 |
West |
4.823 |
East |
11.492 |