The information requested by the Deputy is collated by my Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report. Work has commenced on the compilation of data for the production of the 2012 report. However, the most recent data on recipients of farm assist on a county basis available, at present, is for the year 2011. This information is listed in the attached tabular statement together with the total number of recipients at 31 December 2012, the total expenditure in 2011 and the current provisional outturn of expenditure in 2012.
Farm Assist
County
|
31st December 2011
|
Carlow
|
95
|
Cavan
|
407
|
Clare
|
643
|
Cork
|
957
|
Donegal
|
1,491
|
Dublin
|
35
|
Galway
|
1,137
|
Kerry
|
819
|
Kildare
|
53
|
Kilkenny
|
154
|
Laois
|
177
|
Leitrim
|
377
|
Limerick
|
247
|
Longford
|
258
|
Louth
|
84
|
Mayo
|
1,869
|
Meath
|
82
|
Monaghan
|
545
|
Offaly
|
133
|
Roscommon
|
433
|
Sligo
|
315
|
Tipperary
|
402
|
Waterford
|
96
|
Westmeath
|
193
|
Wexford
|
255
|
Wicklow
|
76
|
Others
|
0
|
Totals
|
11,333
|
Total Recipients at 31 December 2012
|
11,162
|
-
|
2011
€000
|
Provisional Outturn 2012
€000
|
Scheme Expenditure
|
113,724
|
108,168
|