Farmer Numbers.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2006

Tuesday, 4 July 2006

Questions (128)

Damien English

Question:

141 Mr. English asked the Taoiseach the number of farmers in County Meath at 30 June for each of the years 2002 to 2006 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26355/06]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Mr. Kitt)

The exact information requested by the deputy is not available. The Farm Structure Survey provides regional estimates and the following table shows figures for the combined Mid-East & Dublin regions on 1 June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 (the latest year currently available).

Number of farms in the combined Mid-East & Dublin regions — June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003

Year	Farms
1995	11,700
1997	11,100
2000*	10,500
2003	10,100

* June 2000 Census of Agriculture figure.

The combined Mid-East & Dublin regions comprise counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow and Dublin County Borough, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. Figures at county level are available from the 2000 Census of Agriculture. There were 4,500 farms in County Meath on 1 June 2000.