Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Questions (534)

James Bannon

Question:

534. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the numbers of herd owners in receipt of payments under the agri-environment options scheme in Counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50351/13]

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The number of participants in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme for each of the named counties is set out in the following table.

COUNTY	AEOS I	AEOS II	AEOS III	Total
Longford	117	84	42	243
Westmeath	232	107	58	397