Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 May 2020
687. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients by county that receive payments under the hen harrier programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7916/20]
View answerThe Hen Harrier Project is operationally independent of my Department and is run by a Hen Harrier Project Team. The information below is sourced from the Project Team.
The breakdown per county of payments made for 2019 breeding season is shown below.
|
County |
Number of participants paid |
|
Clare |
300 |
|
Cork |
207 |
|
Galway |
251 |
|
Kerry |
253 |
|
Laois |
54 |
|
Limerick |
292 |
|
Monaghan |
30 |
|
Offaly |
19 |
|
Tipperary |
115 |
|
Mayo |
2 |
|
Waterford |
2 |
|
Total |
1,525 |
