Farm Assist Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 July 2019

Thursday, 11 July 2019

Questions (917)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

917. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist; the amount paid by county in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31203/19]

Written answers

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

A detailed breakdown of the number of recipients of Farm Assist by county in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019 is attached in table 1.

An equivalent breakdown of Farm Assist expenditure by county is not available. However, the nationwide expenditure in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019 is detailed in table 2.

Tabular statement attached/.....

Table 1: Farm Assist recipients by county 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019.

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019(June)
Carlow	102	95	84	75	76	69	58	60	52	47
Cavan	401	407	404	344	326	300	265	254	219	217
Clare	637	643	609	566	521	455	400	346	307	274
Cork	917	957	922	840	788	689	606	542	475	441
Donegal	1,389	1,491	1,534	1,492	1458	1,299	1,294	1,265	1,086	1,123
Dublin	11	35	37	28	32	30	33	27	23	21
Galway	1,133	1,137	1,112	1,035	1000	858	767	714	635	601
Kerry	742	819	818	766	721	717	568	523	548	433
Kildare	56	53	53	39	37	28	19	21	18	18
Kilkenny	173	154	146	128	120	108	91	86	74	73
Laois	149	177	158	128	116	104	94	85	71	62
Leitrim	331	377	394	396	377	366	331	301	275	253
Limerick	265	247	250	231	216	180	164	139	128	113
Longford	176	258	260	232	205	177	139	130	126	111
Louth	81	84	87	79	82	72	59	60	59	56
Mayo	1,684	1,869	1,813	1,691	1614	1,471	1,289	1,156	1,084	1,013
Meath	90	82	93	81	81	67	55	49	48	44
Monaghan	516	545	504	468	446	386	344	319	286	273
Offaly	127	133	130	107	97	89	76	72	60	59
Roscommon	407	433	424	384	356	319	276	262	235	214
Sligo	478	315	310	283	283	251	228	210	182	173
Tipperary	350	402	404	363	336	300	269	252	223	215
Waterford	84	96	92	85	78	70	64	61	52	51
Westmeath	134	193	197	166	153	131	120	99	91	81
Wexford	202	255	248	224	223	195	166	151	137	129
Wicklow	79	76	79	72	67	59	53	50	41	37
Total	10,174	11,333	11,162	10.303	9,809	8,790	7,828	7,234	6,535	6,132

Farm Assist expenditure 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019.

Year	Expenditure €million
2010	110.93
2011	113.72
2012	108.17
2013	99.18
2014	93.63
2015	88.49
2016	78.83
2017	78.18
2018	73.82
2019 (Provisional outturn end June)	34.25