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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2016

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Questions (516)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

516. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers participating in the areas of natural constraint scheme per county, in tabular form on an annual basis over the 2014 to 2016 period; the total annual budget allocation for the scheme in this period; the total amount of funds expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28299/16]

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The allocated budgets under ANC/DAS scheme for years 2016, 2015 and 2014 were €202m, €195m and €195m respectively. A supplementary amount of €7m was secured for the 2015 budget bringing same to €202m. The 2014 and 2015 budgets were fully expended.

The county statistics requested by the Deputy are set out in the tables.

2016 - To date

County

Total No. Eligible Applicants

Paid

Gross Amount

Carlow

725

537

€1,151,400

Cavan

4682

3892

€8,153,355

Clare

5902

4819

€11,075,739

Cork

6943

5579

€13,030,322

Donegal

8491

6009

€13,595,773

Dublin

149

110

€227,749

Galway

11704

8929

€18,977,964

Kerry

7496

5537

€13,404,450

Kildare

516

412

€771,118

Kilkenny

1712

1327

€2,833,408

Laois

1656

1358

€2,753,489

Leitrim

3374

2625

€5,781,674

Limerick

2849

2316

€4,618,824

Longford

2302

1830

€3,885,640

Louth

767

584

€1,019,816

Mayo

11250

8243

€17,351,538

Meath

1305

1011

€1,847,428

Monaghan

3928

3172

€6,158,082

Offaly

2352

1872

€3,690,483

Roscommon

5509

4316

€9,215,612

Sligo

3866

3107

€6,599,571

Tipperary

4387

3379

€7,191,139

Waterford

1402

1111

€2,426,208

Westmeath

2575

2068

€4,011,893

Wexford

1468

1057

€1,981,196

Wicklow

1767

1283

€3,071,040

TOTAL

99077

76483

€164,824,908

2015

County

Total No.   Eligible Applicants

Paid

Gross Amount

Carlow

764

701

€1,469,913

Cavan

4896

4654

€9,451,515

Clare

6147

5850

€13,115,340

Cork

7162

6718

€15,451,804

Donegal

8706

7913

€18,231,350

Dublin

152

128

€272,137

Galway

12118

11370

€24,074,313

Kerry

7783

7270

€17,196,100

Kildare

531

481

€896,806

Kilkenny

1790

1640

€3,453,609

Laois

1736

1600

€3,165,814

Leitrim

3536

3308

€7,188,952

Limerick

2977

2779

€5,385,791

Longford

2405

2262

€4,635,832

Louth

806

714

€1,221,616

Mayo

11650

10908

€22,980,550

Meath

1361

1264

€2,245,875

Monaghan

4143

3912

€7,319,115

Offaly

2446

2269

€4,372,301

Roscommon

5801

5423

€11,280,192

Sligo

4072

3810

€7,928,056

Tipperary

4569

4265

€8,942,626

Waterford

1453

1336

€2,861,589

Westmeath

2703

2526

€4,828,882

Wexford

1511

1334

€2,475,418

Wicklow

1846

1671

€3,945,919

TOTAL

103064

96106

€204,391,414

2014

County

Total No.   Eligible Applicants

Paid

Gross Amount

Carlow

729

704

€1,375,471.59

Cavan

4,709

4,599

€9,410,726.75

Clare

5,980

5,813

€13,069,314.74

Cork

6,882

6,647

€14,573,432.05

Donegal

8,295

7,878

€17,986,547.39

Dublin

135

124

€260,312.07

Galway

11,789

11,308

€23,412,663.18

Kerry

7,486

7,222

€17,089,788.30

Kildare

509

477

€796,256.20

Kilkenny

1,715

1,654

€3,258,818.58

Laois

1,656

1,590

€2,970,449.66

Leitrim

3,373

3,258

€7,076,433.75

Limerick

2,815

2,726

€5,020,084.30

Longford

2,324

2,268

€4,665,456.88

Louth

714

680

€1,091,375.87

Mayo

11,326

10,851

€22,580,033.15

Meath

1,280

1,245

€2,123,128.53

Monaghan

3,986

3,900

€7,293,835.93

Offaly

2,308

2,237

€4,165,514.00

Roscommon

5,605

5,427

€11,282,393.08

Sligo

3,926

3,793

€7,860,837.21

Tipperary

4,332

4,191

€8,431,813.85

Waterford

1,368

1,311

€2,558,013.33

Westmeath

2,563

2,481

€4,665,450.11

Wexford

1,352

1,286

€2,226,482.03

Wicklow

1,690

1,612

€3,780,619.94

TOTAL

98,847

95,282

€199,025,252.47

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