Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 February 2013
300. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Meath; if he will provide a breakdown of same by size of holding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7941/13]
View answerThe Central Statistics Office’s Census of Agriculture 2010 showed that there was a total of 4,569 farms in Co Meath. The breakdown by size of holding is in the table.
Farms in Meath - Census of Agriculture 2010
Farm size (AAU) - hectares
|
< 5 |
5 - < 10 |
10 - < 20 |
20 - < 30 |
30 - < 50 |
50 - < 100 |
> = 100 |
Total |
|
71 |
731 |
978 |
651 |
890 |
881 |
367 |
4,569 |
