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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 May 2020

Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Questions (671, 672)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

671. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount received by farmers and non-farmers for forestry payments in 2019 with respect to planting in each county under the forestry programme; and the percentage breakdown for planting in each county between the total amount received in payments by farmers and non-farmers in tabular form. [7825/20]

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Charlie McConalogue

Question:

672. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers and non-farmers participating in planting schemes under the forestry programme by county in tabular form. [7826/20]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 and 672 together.

The current Forestry Programme (2014-2020) offers an ambitious and attractive set of forestry measures aimed at increasing timber production and continuing to provide jobs in the forestry sector while, at the same time, improving the quality of the natural environment. The afforestation scheme offers a fixed grant towards the costs, subject to the maximum laid down in the scheme’s terms and conditions. In addition, annual premiums are payable to new forests which qualify for an afforestation grant for a maximum period of 15 years.

There is no distinction between the rate paid to farmers and non-farmers under the 2014-2020 Forestry Programme as the aim is to make the afforestation scheme accessible to all landowners. However, the table below shows that overwhelmingly, forestry premiums are paid to farmers.

The following table shows the number of farmer/non-farmers in each county, the amount of premiums received in 2019 and the percentage of premiums paid to farmers/non-farmers.

County

Total No. Applicants

Total Premiums Paid 2019

Number Farmers

Amount Paid to Farmers

% Paid to Farmers

Number Non-Farmers

Amount Paid to Non-Farmers

% Paid to Non-Farmers

Carlow

109

€462,420.65

100

€424,482.69

91.80%

9

€37,937.96

8.20%

Cavan

674

€2,587,346.17

577

€2,182,883.96

84.37%

97

€404,462.21

15.63%

Clare

1,104

€5,155,605.94

971

€4,538,561.61

88.03%

133

€617,044.33

11.97%

Cork

1,702

€8,147,546.96

1,527

€7,444,437.16

91.37%

175

€703,109.80

8.63%

Donegal

309

€1,686,901.16

266

€1,570,002.76

93.07%

43

€116,898.40

6.93%

Dublin

22

€62,220.94

16

€52,393.46

84.21%

6

€9,827.48

15.79%

Galway

799

€3,355,786.31

703

€2,963,489.04

88.31%

96

€392,297.27

11.69%

Kerry

1,175

€5,576,646.00

1,048

€5,113,555.15

91.70%

127

€463,090.85

8.30%

Kildare

163

€767,895.67

143

€723,053.33

94.16%

20

€44,842.34

5.84%

Kilkenny

487

€2,467,050.51

455

€2,360,613.25

95.69%

32

€106,437.26

4.31%

Laois

275

€1,642,202.71

242

€1,546,284.89

94.16%

33

€95,917.82

5.84%

Leitrim

477

€2,650,098.52

370

€2,085,926.02

78.71%

107

€564,172.50

21.29%

Limerick

737

€3,868,610.10

656

€3,572,423.10

92.34%

81

€296,187.00

7.66%

Longford

421

€1,798,419.73

357

€1,590,024.87

88.41%

64

€208,394.86

11.59%

Louth

60

€347,082.94

48

€318,120.84

91.66%

12

€28,962.10

8.34%

Mayo

904

€3,322,918.90

747

€2,872,390.00

86.44%

157

€450,528.90

13.56%

Meath

278

€1,259,540.85

241

€1,149,720.87

91.28%

37

€109,819.98

8.72%

Monaghan

187

€675,653.03

154

€576,345.66

85.30%

33

€99,307.37

14.70%

Offaly

416

€2,236,265.29

381

€2,128,903.77

95.20%

35

€107,361.52

4.80%

Roscommon

723

€3,064,230.32

603

€2,630,413.16

85.84%

120

€433,817.16

14.16%

Sligo

465

€1,798,238.73

390

€1,593,277.03

88.60%

75

€204,961.70

11.40%

Tipperary

858

€4,638,004.82

774

€4,387,233.83

94.59%

84

€250,770.99

5.41%

Waterford

373

€1,718,434.57

338

€1,644,945.99

95.72%

35

€73,488.58

4.28%

Westmeath

374

€2,054,911.13

316

€1,861,923.57

90.61%

58

€192,987.56

9.39%

Wexford

393

€1,726,047.83

352

€1,656,437.78

95.97%

41

€69,610.05

4.03%

Wicklow

242

€1,276,018.30

197

€1,109,474.57

86.95%

45

€166,543.73

13.05%

Totals

13,727

€64,346,098.08

11,972

€58,097,318.36

90.29%

1,755

€6,248,779.72

9.71%

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