Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2023
566. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who participated in the beef environmental efficiency programme - suckler (BEEP-S), by county, in 2022, in tabular form; the average payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25883/23]
View answerThe Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP-S) aimed to increase the efficiency of Ireland’s suckler herd by improving the data that is collected about the herd. This was a nationally funded scheme in 2022.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below:
|
County |
Number of Applicants Per County |
AveragePayment |
|
Carlow |
323 |
€2,064.01 |
|
Cavan |
1,423 |
€1,320.20 |
|
Clare |
2,197 |
€1,547.96 |
|
Cork |
1,896 |
€1,488.11 |
|
Donegal |
1,619 |
€966.82 |
|
Dublin |
54 |
€1,868.40 |
|
Galway |
3,152 |
€1,361.28 |
|
Kerry |
1,340 |
€1,249.33 |
|
Kildare |
276 |
€1,927.09 |
|
Kilkenny |
590 |
€2,151.29 |
|
Laois |
611 |
€2,049.55 |
|
Leitrim |
1,143 |
€990.41 |
|
Limerick |
778 |
€1,504.11 |
|
Longford |
898 |
€1,309.32 |
|
Louth |
215 |
€1,611.50 |
|
Mayo |
2,733 |
€1,112.11 |
|
Meath |
626 |
€1,897.68 |
|
Monaghan |
1,030 |
€1,165.97 |
|
Offaly |
576 |
€1,847.86 |
|
Roscommon |
1,746 |
€1,331.65 |
|
Sligo |
1,120 |
€1,161.90 |
|
Tipperary |
1,066 |
€1,836.78 |
|
Waterford |
304 |
€2,250.91 |
|
Westmeath |
889 |
€1,727.14 |
|
Wexford |
580 |
€2,041.70 |
|
Wicklow |
392 |
€1,931.91 |
