Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2017
686. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, based on the latest information available, the annual amount of fertiliser used by farmers in County Donegal; the annual amount of animal feed used by primary producers in County Donegal; the annual amount of seed potatoes grown in county Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11454/17]
View answerMy Department does not gather or collate information on the usage of either fertiliser or animal feed by primary producers/farmers on a county-by-county basis.
Rather my Department compiles information on the amount of compound animal feed produced on a national basis based on the annual production figures from all business operators involved in the manufacture of animal feed. Similarly, my Department collects data on the quantity of fertilisers sold on a quarterly basis through-out the year from fertiliser manufacturers/blenders.
With regard to seed potatoes, the total area of seed potatoes that was entered for certification in Donegal under the 2016 Seed Potato Certification Scheme was 53.06 hectares.
