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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Statistics

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Questions (926)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

926. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers broken down by county leaving the REP scheme and the agri-environment scheme in the years 2013 to 2018, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46574/13]

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Based on current active participation rates, the numbers of farmers who will be exiting the REPS scheme, having completed their five year contract, is set out in tabular form.

COUNTY

2013

2014

2015

Carlow

94

185

8

Cavan

407

623

41

Clare

576

750

29

Cork

1274

1831

249

Donegal

893

898

31

Dublin

21

27

3

Galway

1309

1427

58

Kerry

919

997

48

Kildare

137

217

5

Kilkenny

287

521

9

Laois

261

496

15

Leitrim

289

538

28

Limerick

536

775

52

Longford

332

314

1

Louth

91

121

0

Mayo

1178

1448

83

Meath

225

322

5

Monaghan

350

521

11

Offaly

272

416

18

Roscommon

633

713

43

Sligo

419

460

23

Tipperary

704

1118

35

Waterford

276

354

8

Westmeath

244

437

18

Wexford

382

407

20

Wicklow

145

234

8

Total

12,254

16,150

849

Based on current active participation levels, the number of farmers leaving AEOS 1, 2 and 3 having completed their five year contract, is set out in tabular form.

County

AEOS I 2015

AEOS II 2016

AEOS III

2018

Carlow

98

32

25

Cavan

230

176

138

Clare

385

372

356

Cork

491

361

316

Donegal

662

887

1060

Dublin

17

7

5

Galway

851

817

1006

Kerry

353

373

619

Kildare

79

34

16

Kilkenny

270

114

31

Laois

167

70

26

Leitrim

394

231

278

Limerick

261

203

116

Longford

117

84

42

Louth

58

33

23

Mayo

965

893

997

Meath

176

72

32

Monaghan

219

109

67

Offaly

140

89

68

Roscommon

401

344

274

Sligo

299

201

220

Tipperary

392

252

92

Waterford

144

49

54

Westmeath

232

107

58

Wexford

191

84

27

Wicklow

104

56

45

Total

7696

6050

5991

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