Martin Ferris
Question:175 Mr. Ferris asked the Taoiseach if he will provide statistics on the amount of agricultural land that has been purchased and taken out of agricultural use since 1998. [11772/04]
View answerTuesday, 27 April 2004
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The CSO compiles statistics on the agricultural area utilised on farms over one hectare from its annual June agricultural survey. This comprises the area under crops, horticulture, silage, hay, pasture and rough grazing in use including fallow and set-aside land.
|
Year |
Agricultural Area Utilised (ha*) |
|
1998 |
4,414,800 |
|
1999 |
4,418,400 |
|
2000 |
4,443,200 |
|
2001 |
4,410,100 |
|
2002 |
4,372,000 |
A figure for agricultural area utilised for 2003 will be available when the crops and livestock survey, June 2003, release is published on 30 April.