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Rural Environment Protection Scheme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2008

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Questions (408)

Michael Ring

Question:

520 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme applicants that have been inspected on a county basis, in each of the past five years; the percentage of inspections for the total participant numbers; and if any REP scheme participants were inspected on more than one occasion during their specific REP scheme plan period. [31876/08]

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The numbers of inspections carried out in each county is outlined in the table:

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Carlow

92

107

113

90

37

Cavan

389

400

435

361

125

Clare

497

514

528

440

149

Cork

752

851

924

689

269

Donegal

894

962

1,048

647

267

Dublin

35

26

42

27

12

Galway

1,193

1,218

1,610

998

536

Kerry

608

723

759

443

190

Kildare

139

132

173

98

55

Kilkenny

265

268

302

167

92

Laois

239

249

320

231

123

Leitrim

278

365

405

260

145

Limerick

356

357

349

130

101

Longford

259

263

329

214

97

Louth

63

73

83

57

38

Mayo

1,278

1,293

1,555

1,015

620

Meath

255

219

271

176

93

Monaghan

257

305

381

283

191

Offaly

275

274

332

212

158

Roscommon

547

569

668

433

161

Sligo

335

364

399

270

171

Tipperary

502

537

586

236

161

Waterford

214

209

232

92

67

Westmeath

280

269

332

248

113

Wexford

233

235

257

108

95

Wicklow

148

151

156

117

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The percentage of participants inspected, expressed as a percentage of the total active participants in REPS at the end of each year is as follows:

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

27%

26%

27%

14%

8%

During the period in question, some 9,801 participants were inspected more than once during the same REPS contract.

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