Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2016
662. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of persons that have applied under the young farmers scheme in each of the past five years. [37419/16]
View answerThe Young Farmers' Scheme was introduced in 2015 as a measure to support young farmers under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy. The number of applications received under the Young Farmers' Scheme, by county, in 2015 and 2016 is set out in the following table.
|
County |
2015 Number of Applications |
2016 Number of Applications |
|
Carlow |
150 |
144 |
|
Cavan |
370 |
372 |
|
Clare |
379 |
377 |
|
Cork |
1067 |
981 |
|
Donegal |
434 |
407 |
|
Dublin |
44 |
42 |
|
Galway |
777 |
771 |
|
Kerry |
508 |
524 |
|
Kildare |
143 |
140 |
|
Kilkenny |
328 |
282 |
|
Laois |
279 |
277 |
|
Leitrim |
255 |
245 |
|
Limerick |
383 |
338 |
|
Longford |
154 |
157 |
|
Louth |
95 |
92 |
|
Mayo |
747 |
734 |
|
Meath |
292 |
278 |
|
Monaghan |
236 |
238 |
|
Offaly |
257 |
258 |
|
Roscommon |
380 |
358 |
|
Sligo |
208 |
212 |
|
Tipperary |
520 |
455 |
|
Waterford |
252 |
243 |
|
Westmeath |
185 |
186 |
|
Wexford |
399 |
327 |
|
Wicklow |
178 |
170 |
|
Total |
9020 |
8613 |
