Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 March 2013
218. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in receipt of the single farm payment who have less than 15 ha of eligible land; between 15ha and 25ha of land; between 25ha and 32ha of land; between 32ha of land and 50ha of land; between 50ha of land and 100ha of land; and over 100 ha of land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14364/13]
View answerThe 2010 SPS payment database, which my Department has used to model various CAP reform proposals, shows the following distribution by farm size:
|
- |
Less than 15 ha |
15 to 25 ha |
25 to 32 ha |
32 to 50 ha |
50 to 100 ha |
Over 100 ha |
Total |
|
Number of Farmers |
27,963 |
25,947 |
14,554 |
27,164 |
22,046 |
5,406 |
123,080 |
