asked the Minister for Agriculture (i) the amount of money for western drainage in 1983; (ii) the number of farmers who have applied for grants under the western drainage scheme since its inception, year by year; (iii) the number of schemes sanctioned so far, year by year; (iv) the number of grant applications certified for payment so far, year by year; (v) the number and amount of grants paid to date under the scheme, year by year; (vi) the amount of land to be drained, county by county; (vii) the amount of land now drained in each county; (viii) the number of staff employed on the scheme at its initiation; (ix) the number of staff at present employed in each county; and (x) the number employed each year.
Written Answers. - Western Drainage Scheme.
421.
The information requested is set out in a tabular statement. Following is the statement.
Western Drainage Scheme.
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(i) Provision in 1983 Estimates: £9 million. |
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1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 (to 30.9.83) |
Totals |
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(ii) Number of applications for grant aid |
25,023 |
8,156 |
6,514 |
4,817 |
1,856 |
46,366 |
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(iii) Number of schemes approved |
7,813 |
7,047 |
4,857 |
4,785 |
2,836 |
27,338 |
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(iv) Number of grant applications certified for payment |
1,467 |
4,116 |
4,531 |
5,415 |
2,865 |
18,394 |
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(v) Number of grants paid |
1,201 |
3,819 |
4,422 |
5,279 |
3,252 |
17,973 |
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Amount of grants paid |
£2,235m |
£7.206m |
£9.339m |
£12.043m |
£6.883m |
£37.706m |
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(vi) Area approved for drainage |
(vii) Area certified as completed |
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County |
(Hectares) |
(Hectares) |
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Cavan |
19,000 |
13,650 |
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Clare |
9,510 |
5,340 |
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West Cork |
8,430 |
5,990 |
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Donegal |
10,860 |
7,920 |
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Galway |
16,750 |
10,680 |
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Kerry |
27,240 |
18,880 |
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Leitrim |
5,910 |
3,410 |
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West Limerick |
2,160 |
1,420 |
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Longford |
4,580 |
3,110 |
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Mayo |
16,750 |
10,740 |
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Monaghan |
12,040 |
8,990 |
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Roscommon |
11,110 |
7,060 |
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Sligo |
5,580 |
3,860 |
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Total |
149,920 |
101,050 |
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(viii) Number of staff employed on the scheme in 1979 |
349(a) (b) |
(ix) Number of staff presently employed in each county
|
Cavan |
24 |
|
Clare |
23 |
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West Cork |
34 |
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Donegal |
25 |
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Galway |
44 |
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Kerry |
39 |
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Leitrim |
12 |
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West Limerick |
7 |
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Longford |
11 |
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Mayo |
45 |
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Monaghan |
21 |
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Roscommon |
28 |
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Sligo |
15 |
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Total |
328 (b) |
(x) Number employed each year (a) (b)
|
1979 |
349 |
|
1980 |
361 |
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1981 |
372 |
|
1982 |
362 |
|
1983 |
342 |
(a) Including Headquarters staff.
(b) The staff involved are also engaged on other duties apart from the Western Drainage Scheme.