Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
383. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist and the total amount paid in each county, in each of the years from 2012 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20817/16]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in respect of recipients of Farm Assist in each county is detailed in the following table.
The breakdown of the monies paid to recipients is not collated on a county basis by my Department. I am however informed that the total expenditure on Farm Assist in each of the years 2012 to 2015 was approximately €108.2m, €99.2m, €93.6m and €88.4m respectively.
See Tabular statement below:
|
Recipients of Farm Assist by county at 31 December in each of the years 2012 to 2015 |
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|
County |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Carlow |
84 |
75 |
76 |
69 |
|
Cavan |
404 |
344 |
326 |
300 |
|
Clare |
609 |
566 |
521 |
455 |
|
Cork |
922 |
840 |
788 |
689 |
|
Dublin |
37 |
28 |
32 |
30 |
|
Galway |
1,112 |
1,035 |
1,000 |
858 |
|
Kerry |
818 |
766 |
721 |
717 |
|
Kildare |
53 |
39 |
37 |
28 |
|
Kilkenny |
146 |
128 |
120 |
108 |
|
Laois |
158 |
128 |
116 |
104 |
|
Leitrim |
394 |
396 |
377 |
366 |
|
Limerick |
250 |
231 |
216 |
180 |
|
Longford |
260 |
232 |
205 |
177 |
|
Louth |
87 |
79 |
82 |
72 |
|
Mayo |
1,813 |
1,691 |
1,614 |
1,471 |
|
Meath |
93 |
81 |
81 |
67 |
|
Monaghan |
504 |
468 |
446 |
386 |
|
Offaly |
130 |
107 |
97 |
89 |
|
Roscommon |
424 |
384 |
356 |
319 |
|
Sligo |
310 |
283 |
283 |
251 |
|
Tipperary |
404 |
363 |
336 |
300 |
|
Waterford |
92 |
85 |
78 |
70 |
|
Westmeath |
197 |
166 |
153 |
131 |
|
Wexford |
248 |
224 |
223 |
195 |
|
Wicklow |
79 |
72 |
67 |
59 |
|
Totals |
11,162 |
10,303 |
9,809 |
8,790 |
