Martin Kenny
Question:
510. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in each county in receipt of the basic farm payment; the number who receive less and more than that amount respectively, the national average payment per hectare in their basic farm payments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24994/19]
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The information requested is currently being collated and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy once it is available.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 510, Ref. PQ24994/19, concerning the number of farmers in each county in receipt of the basic farm payment; the number that receive less than and above respectively, the national average payment per hectare in their basic farm payments in tabular form.
The information requested is set out in the following tables. The average payment for 2018 amounts to €254.08 and was calculated by dividing the total monies paid by the number of hectares declared for all paid applicants.
The average payment details for 2018 include amounts paid under the greening scheme.
Year
|
Average Payment per Hectare
|
2018
|
€254.08
|
County
|
Year
|
Under National Average
|
Over National Average
|
Totals
|
CARLOW
|
2018
|
497
|
1,105
|
1,602
|
CAVAN
|
2018
|
2,566
|
2,149
|
4,715
|
CLARE
|
2018
|
3,660
|
2,280
|
5,940
|
CORK
|
2018
|
5,196
|
7,566
|
12,762
|
DONEGAL
|
2018
|
6,366
|
1,937
|
8,303
|
DUBLIN
|
2018
|
331
|
290
|
621
|
GALWAY
|
2018
|
6,771
|
5,006
|
11,777
|
KERRY
|
2018
|
5,111
|
2,468
|
7,579
|
KILDARE
|
2018
|
899
|
1,141
|
2,040
|
KILKENNY
|
2018
|
1,014
|
2,318
|
3,332
|
LAOIS
|
2018
|
1,017
|
1,876
|
2,893
|
LEITRIM
|
2018
|
2,690
|
679
|
3,369
|
LIMERICK
|
2018
|
2,750
|
2,241
|
4,991
|
LONGFORD
|
2018
|
1,188
|
1,133
|
2,321
|
LOUTH
|
2018
|
602
|
875
|
1,477
|
MAYO
|
2018
|
7,481
|
3,808
|
11,289
|
MEATH
|
2018
|
1,574
|
2,159
|
3,733
|
MONAGHAN
|
2018
|
1,797
|
2,168
|
3,965
|
OFFALY
|
2018
|
1,480
|
1,491
|
2,971
|
ROSCOMMON
|
2018
|
3,255
|
2,342
|
5,597
|
SLIGO
|
2018
|
2,747
|
1,124
|
3,871
|
TIPPERARY
|
2018
|
2,689
|
4,093
|
6,782
|
WATERFORD
|
2018
|
912
|
1,453
|
2,365
|
WESTMEATH
|
2018
|
1,551
|
1,412
|
2,963
|
WEXFORD
|
2018
|
1,184
|
2,798
|
3,982
|
WICKLOW
|
2018
|
1,074
|
1,029
|
2,103
|
TOTAL
|
|
66,402
|
56,941
|
123,343
|