The Hen Harrier scheme is operationally independent of my Department and is run by a Hen Harrier Project team. The info below is sourced from the Project Team. A total of 1,845 applications were received by the Hen Harrier Project team and of these 1,632 were deemed to be valid applications. The breakdown per county of valid applications is shown below.
Number of valid applications for the Hen Harrier Scheme
County
|
Number
|
Clare
|
309
|
Limerick
|
317
|
Galway
|
249
|
Kerry
|
284
|
Tipperary
|
127
|
Cork
|
226
|
Laois
|
57
|
Monaghan
|
35
|
Offaly
|
26
|
Mayo
|
1
|
Waterford
|
1
|
Total
|
1632
|
There were 695 contracts offered for the 2018 breeding season and 629 of those offers were accepted. Payments have now been prepared for 425 of those. See the table below.
Number of contracted participants paid for 2018 breeding season
County
|
Total
|
Paid
|
Unpaid
|
Clare
|
105
|
75
|
30
|
Limerick
|
127
|
75
|
52
|
Galway
|
96
|
70
|
26
|
Kerry
|
103
|
63
|
40
|
Tipperary
|
61
|
47
|
14
|
Cork
|
73
|
44
|
29
|
Laois
|
29
|
26
|
3
|
Monaghan
|
20
|
14
|
6
|
Offaly
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
Mayo
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Waterford
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Total
|
629
|
425
|
204
|
The Hen Harrier Programme is still open and offers for the 2019 season will commence in January 2019. No withdrawals from the programme have taken place.