Seamus Kirk
Question:281. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of payments and when the suckler welfare scheme was last in operation. [46304/15]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015
281. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of payments and when the suckler welfare scheme was last in operation. [46304/15]
View answerThe Suckler Welfare Scheme was a five year scheme which concluded with animals born during 2012.
The data requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table.
Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme 2012
County |
Herds Paid |
Amount |
CARLOW |
392 |
€396,662.75 |
CAVAN |
1,380 |
€1,038,826.97 |
CLARE |
2,281 |
€1,794,700.37 |
CORK |
1,904 |
€1,603,514.00 |
DONEGAL |
1,724 |
€930,872.10 |
DUBLIN |
55 |
€50,021.55 |
GALWAY |
3,394 |
€2,386,489.66 |
KERRY |
1,418 |
€909,290.16 |
KILDARE |
338 |
€363,769.78 |
KILKENNY |
817 |
€919,296.55 |
LAOIS |
729 |
€774,088.81 |
LEITRIM |
1,215 |
€612,820.91 |
LIMERICK |
800 |
€691,138.34 |
LONGFORD |
795 |
€603,209.47 |
LOUTH |
240 |
€222,625.42 |
MAYO |
3,112 |
€1,703,549.62 |
MEATH |
616 |
€657,481.63 |
MONAGHAN |
992 |
€687,383.60 |
OFFALY |
682 |
€678,751.22 |
ROSCOMMON |
1,774 |
€1,219,588.10 |
SLIGO |
1,207 |
€692,203.73 |
TIPPERARY |
1,323 |
€1,468,028.16 |
WATERFORD |
452 |
€564,413.91 |
WESTMEATH |
790 |
€790,057.04 |
WEXFORD |
669 |
€735,081.37 |
WICKLOW |
459 |
€453,141.53 |
TOTALS |
29558 |
€22,947,006.75 |