Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 February 2014

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Questions (542)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

542. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants under the disadvantaged areas scheme 2013; the number paid to date; the number remaining to be paid, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6884/14]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €195,511,959 have issued nationally, to some 93,155 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. Details of these payments are contained in the following table. The majority of the unpaid applicants did not meet the minimum stocking density requirements of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.

County Name	Applied	Paid	Gross Amount
Carlow	717	693	€1,353,040.25
Cavan	4,635	4,531	€9,384,232.93
Clare	5,824	5,710	€12,943,517.84
Cork	6,794	6,545	€14,426,476.16
Donegal	7,892	7,510	€17,199,637.05
Dublin	118	109	€239,700.38
Galway	11,354	11,003	€22,930,905.15
Kerry	7,275	7,062	€16,661,169.59
Kildare	475	445	€747,014.19
Kilkenny	1,676	1,640	€3,244,431.02
Laois	1,632	1,583	€2,983,925.84
Leitrim	3,288	3,194	€6,984,875.18
Limerick	2,746	2,659	€4,908,647.97
Longford	2,302	2,223	€4,613,121.37
Louth	695	670	€1,081,991.80
Mayo	10,943	10,541	€21,976,434.97
Meath	1,277	1,225	€2,099,029.13
Monaghan	3,908	3,820	€7,250,475.96
Offaly	2,269	2,210	€4,133,244.69
Roscommon	5,467	5,328	€11,160,337.45
Sligo	3,798	3,701	€7,760,782.19
Tipperary	4,291	4,148	€8,361,156.04
Waterford	1,346	1,304	€2,526,546.02
Westmeath	2,525	2,452	€4,625,142.12
Wexford	1,304	1,265	€2,193,639.53
Wicklow	1,638	1,584	€3,722,484.93
TOTALS	96,189	93,155	€195,511,959.75