My Department has recently compiled a database of Commonages throughout the country, which is publicly available on the Department’s website and is regularly updated. Most of the information requested by the Deputy can be freely obtained from this database, which can be accessed through the following link:
http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/farmerschemespayments/glas/commonagedataforglas/ ].
In this database, all commonages are listed in county order, indicating the townland and their unique identifier number. The total area of each commonage, along with the active shareholders based on the most recent data available to the Department, is also shown. The database also shows the Commonage Advisors who have already been appointed and this information is updated regularly, as further appointments are made. Only commonages in excess of 10 hectares require the appointment of a single advisor.
The individual shareholders who have applied for GLAS are not identified on that database for Data Protection reasons, but this information is provided to the appointed Commonage Advisor by my Department. However, a full breakdown of all applications received, and identifying those with commonages, is supplied as follows.
|
County
|
Submitted
|
Submitted with Commonage
|
|
Carlow
|
299
|
53
|
|
Cavan
|
961
|
24
|
|
Clare
|
1684
|
85
|
|
Cork
|
2347
|
327
|
|
Donegal
|
2043
|
670
|
|
Dublin
|
66
|
13
|
|
Galway
|
3250
|
701
|
|
Kerry
|
1853
|
610
|
|
Kildare
|
305
|
5
|
|
Kilkenny
|
473
|
9
|
|
Laois
|
393
|
16
|
|
Leitrim
|
1067
|
141
|
|
Limerick
|
1130
|
16
|
|
Longford
|
536
|
9
|
|
Louth
|
160
|
36
|
|
Mayo
|
2681
|
809
|
|
Meath
|
481
|
0
|
|
Monaghan
|
611
|
0
|
|
Offaly
|
505
|
1
|
|
Roscommon
|
1585
|
31
|
|
Sligo
|
978
|
112
|
|
Tipperary
|
1233
|
96
|
|
Waterford
|
393
|
64
|
|
Westmeath
|
680
|
1
|
|
Wexford
|
859
|
34
|
|
Wicklow
|
362
|
71
|
|
|
26935
|
3934
|
