Vol. 520 No. 1
158 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the number of farmers in County Westmeath who participate in the REP scheme; and the total payments to those farmers in Westmeath for each of the last five years. [15381/00]
A total of 1,557 farmers in Westmeath have been paid to date under the rural environment protection scheme. The expenditure in the county over the last five years is as follows:
|
To |
Expenditure |
|
31/12/95 |
£1,474,376 |
|
31/12/96 |
£2,301,674 |
|
31/12/97 |
£3,787,242 |
|
31/12/98 |
£4,542,159 |
|
31/12/99 |
£4,654,470 |
