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Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Questions (281)

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]

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Written answers

The 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

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