Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 July 2019
2038. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of young farmers who received support under the young farmers scheme since its introduction by county; the value of funding provided under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31532/19]
View answerThe number of young farmers that received support under the Young Farmers Scheme since its introduction in 2015, by county, is set out in the following table.
|
County |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
CARLOW |
134 |
133 |
134 |
111 |
|
CAVAN |
334 |
353 |
372 |
369 |
|
CLARE |
351 |
357 |
373 |
373 |
|
CORK |
969 |
1,030 |
1,030 |
1,038 |
|
DONEGAL |
378 |
388 |
377 |
342 |
|
DUBLIN |
40 |
38 |
38 |
39 |
|
GALWAY |
706 |
764 |
775 |
808 |
|
KERRY |
449 |
493 |
493 |
475 |
|
KILDARE |
130 |
134 |
134 |
129 |
|
KILKENNY |
298 |
312 |
312 |
308 |
|
LAOIS |
257 |
264 |
274 |
276 |
|
LEITRIM |
235 |
234 |
241 |
223 |
|
LIMERICK |
344 |
367 |
360 |
345 |
|
LONGFORD |
139 |
148 |
151 |
154 |
|
LOUTH |
92 |
91 |
92 |
90 |
|
MAYO |
687 |
713 |
705 |
745 |
|
MEATH |
258 |
252 |
250 |
258 |
|
MONAGHAN |
207 |
228 |
224 |
213 |
|
OFFALY |
233 |
259 |
251 |
263 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
348 |
351 |
358 |
354 |
|
SLIGO |
176 |
204 |
214 |
213 |
|
TIPPERARY |
467 |
470 |
495 |
499 |
|
WATERFORD |
229 |
236 |
237 |
231 |
|
WESTMEATH |
164 |
173 |
184 |
181 |
|
WEXFORD |
364 |
368 |
361 |
349 |
|
WICKLOW |
158 |
153 |
158 |
153 |
The value of funding provided to successful applicants under the scheme by year is as follows:
2015 €18.5 million
2016 €19.5 million
2017 €19.7 million
2018 €19.8 million.
