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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 November 2018

Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Questions (488)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

488. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of 2018 participants in the areas of natural constraint scheme according to each area designation (details supplied) by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47831/18]

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The number of 2018 ANC participants in each category (Mountain, More Severe, Less Severe and ASC (Island Farming) by county is outlined in the table below.

Given that farmers can have land in more than one category, there is a level of overlap between categories.

County

Farmers claiming 'Mountain Type Land'

Farmers claiming 'More Severely Handicapped Land'

Farmers claiming 'Less Severely Handicapped' land

Farmers claiming 'Offshore Island' land

Carlow

330

228

534

0

Cavan

501

4385

168

1

Clare

1305

5147

480

28

Cork

2949

2687

2403

129

Donegal

7228

2905

9

119

Dublin

130

18

36

1

Galway

3050

9215

25

393

Kerry

3751

3351

1650

26

Kildare

81

14

493

0

Kilkenny

456

499

1288

0

Laois

375

548

1233

0

Leitrim

1541

2428

66

0

Limerick

159

1352

1791

0

Longford

13

2342

81

0

Louth

214

122

641

0

Mayo

4934

7692

5

213

Meath

15

342

1127

1

Monaghan

21

4028

58

0

Offaly

137

724

1969

1

Roscommon

361

5389

44

1

Sligo

1585

3261

10

14

Tipperary

1140

1129

3233

0

Waterford

555

224

1056

0

Westmeath

9

439

2403

0

Wexford

245

28

1380

1

Wicklow

1084

456

869

0

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