Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2016

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Questions (799)

Jackie Cahill

Question:

799. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a county by county breakdown of areas of natural constraint payments in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13147/16]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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

County	Applied	Paid	Amount €
Carlow	763	701	1,469,913.39
Cavan	4897	4644	9,433,404.42
Clare	6171	5846	13,078,110.30
Cork	7227	6709	15,396,165.32
Donegal	8782	7904	18,082,649.33
Dublin	152	126	268,684.45
Galway	12447	11418	23,949,780.60
Kerry	7807	7263	17,149,189.82
Kildare	531	479	893,280.81
Kilkenny	1789	1632	3,445,623.71
Laois	1736	1598	3,165,380.13
Leitrim	3534	3295	7,164,508.91
Limerick	2977	2768	5,376,278.59
Longford	2405	2257	4,628,470.29
Louth	806	712	1,218,709.92
Mayo	11840	10956	22,819,489.60
Meath	1361	1259	2,240,116.30
Monaghan	4141	3899	7,298,318.56
Offaly	2441	2263	4,365,706.32
Roscommon	5798	5404	11,251,813.13
Sligo	4079	3800	7,893,262.34
Tipperary	4569	4244	8,912,458.98
Waterford	1451	1327	2,847,216.16
Westmeath	2702	2522	4,821,232.84
Wexford	1512	1323	2,467,013.16
Wicklow	1845	1653	3,908,417.98