Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020
656. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms which are family farms; the average size of the farms; the average annual pillar 1 CAP payments received by the farms; the average annual pillar 2 CAP payments received by the farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18839/20]
View answerThe CSO Farm Structure Survey in 2016 estimated that there are 137,500 farms in Ireland, with 137,100 of these classified as family farms (99.7%). The CSO defines these farms as those that "are operated as family based enterprises".
The CSO estimated that the average farm size in Ireland is 32.4 hectares.
The Teagasc National Farm Survey preliminary estimates for 2019 found that on average the total direct payments received per farm was €18,452, but that this varies considerably by system.
|
Farm System |
Basic Payment |
Other Payments* |
Total Direct Payments |
|
Dairy |
€16,513 |
€3,874 |
€20,387 |
|
Cattle Rearing |
€7,794 |
€6,912 |
€14,706 |
|
Cattle Other |
€10,758 |
€7,172 |
€17,930 |
|
Sheep |
€11,587 |
€7,725 |
€19,312 |
|
Tillage |
€19,519 |
€5,830 |
€25,349 |
|
All |
|
|
€18,452 |
* Includes payments for organics, TB compensation, BEEP, BDGP, GLAS, KT, BEAM, ANC, Forestry, Sheep Welfare and Miscellaneous.
