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Social Welfare Benefits

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 April 2011

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Questions (97)

Andrew Doyle

Question:

110 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that received support from farm assist in 2010 by county; the total cost of the scheme in 2010 and for the first quarter of 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7933/11]

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The following table shows the number of recipients of farm assist by county at the end of 2010.

The cost of the scheme was just under €111 million in 2010 and almost €28 million in the first quarter of 2011.

Number of Recipients of Farm Assist by County, 2010

County

Number of Recipients

Carlow

102

Cavan

401

Clare

637

Cork

917

Donegal

1,389

Dublin

11

Galway

1,133

Kerry

742

Kildare

56

Kilkenny

173

Laois

149

Leitrim

331

Limerick

265

Longford

176

Louth

81

Mayo

1,684

Meath

90

Monaghan

516

Offaly

127

Roscommon

407

Sligo

478

Tipperary

350

Waterford

84

Westmeath

134

Wexford

202

Wicklow

79

Total

10,714

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