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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 May 2016

Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Questions (319)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

319. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide, in tabular form on a county basis, the number of applications submitted to the areas of natural constraint scheme in 2015; the number of submitted applications that have been approved thus far; the number of participants that have received payments to date; the total number of payments that have not issued yet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12117/16]

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A total of 103,763 valid applications were received under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme including Areas of Specific Constraints (island) of which 96,002 applications have been paid to date. Of those applications remaining outstanding, a large number will not meet the eligibility requirements and therefore will not become eligible for payment.

County

Applied

Paid

Amount €

Unpaid / Ineligible

Carlow

763

701

1,469,913.39

62

Cavan

4897

4644

9,433,404.42

253

Clare

6171

5846

13,078,110.30

325

Cork

7227

6709

15,396,165.32

518

Donegal

8782

7904

18,082,649.33

878

Dublin

152

126

268,684.45

26

Galway

12447

11418

23,949,780.60

1029

Kerry

7807

7263

17,149,189.82

544

Kildare

531

479

893,280.81

52

Kilkenny

1789

1632

3,445,623.71

157

Laois

1736

1598

3,165,380.13

138

Leitrim

3534

3295

7,164,508.91

239

Limerick

2977

2768

5,376,278.59

209

Longford

2405

2257

4,628,470.29

148

Louth

806

712

1,218,709.92

94

Mayo

11840

10956

22,819,489.60

884

Meath

1361

1259

2,240,116.30

102

Monaghan

4141

3899

7,298,318.56

242

Offaly

2441

2263

4,365,706.32

178

Roscommon

5798

5404

11,251,813.13

394

Sligo

4079

3800

7,893,262.34

279

Tipperary

4569

4244

8,912,458.98

325

Waterford

1451

1327

2,847,216.16

124

Westmeath

2702

2522

4,821,232.84

180

Wexford

1512

1323

2,467,013.16

189

Wicklow

1845

1653

3,908,417.98

192

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