Vol. 468 No. 4
904 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of farmers, by county, in receipt of extensification payments; the amount of money paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16123/96]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table for the 1995 extensification premium scheme. Some further payments will issue as problem cases are resolved.
1995 Extensification Premium Scheme
|
County |
Number of Farmers Paid |
Amount Paid |
|
£ |
||
|
Carlow |
779 |
623,941.4 |
|
Cavan |
4,113 |
2,219,622.3 |
|
Clare |
6,124 |
3,961,362.9 |
|
Cork |
7,260 |
5,298,659.3 |
|
Donegal |
5,733 |
2,176,294.4 |
|
Dublin |
283 |
235,150.6 |
|
Galway |
10,805 |
5,197,240.7 |
|
Kerry |
5,423 |
2,588,123.6 |
|
Kildare |
1,058 |
1,148,009.2 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,301 |
2,566,448.0 |
|
Laois |
1,894 |
1,805,902.2 |
|
Leitrim |
3,548 |
1,263,303.2 |
|
Limerick |
3,469 |
2,578,858.6 |
|
Longford |
2,373 |
1,499,577.2 |
|
Louth |
684 |
518,906.6 |
|
Mayo |
10,923 |
4,124,474.5 |
|
Meath |
2,119 |
2,160,268.6 |
|
Monaghan |
2,766 |
1,572,809.5 |
|
Offaly |
2,041 |
1,796,972.3 |
|
Roscommon |
5,583 |
2,926,061.7 |
|
Sligo |
4,017 |
1,676,458.6 |
|
Tipperary |
4,727 |
4,741,831.6 |
|
Waterford |
1,413 |
1,538,197.1 |
|
Westmeath |
2,273 |
1,985,790.2 |
|
Wexford |
1,664 |
1,360,992.0 |
|
Wicklow |
1,184 |
991,568.9 |
|
Totals |
94,557 |
58,556,826.4 |
