Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 16 May 1996

Vol. 465 No. 5

Written Answers. - EU Payments.

Gerard Collins

Ceist:

73 Mr. Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the amount of payments made in 1995 in respect of the counties of Limerick, Kerry, Cork, Waterford, Tipperary and Clare from European Union funds; the number of beneficiaries per county during this period; and the expected payments in respect of each of these counties from such funds for 1996 in respect of disadvantaged areas payments, beef premium payments, suckler cow premia payments, sheep premia payments, REP scheme payments, installation aid payments, control of farmyard pollution grants, farm retirement scheme payments and forestry programme payments. [10015/96]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. Yates)

The following tables set out the 1995 position for the schemes specified by the Deputy. It is not possible to predict the 1996 out-turn for the counties concerned. Payments will depend on the number and content of the applications submitted and processed satisfactorily and, in the case of investment schemes, the level of works completed to the Department's specifications.

County Limerick: No. of Beneficiaries and amounts paid in 1995.

	No. of Beneficiaries	Amount Paid
		£000's
Cattle Headage	1,041	1,274
Beef Cow	560	777
Equine Headage	31	6
Sheep Headage	140	74
Goat Headage	2	0.2
Special Beef Premium	12,373	9,463
Suckler Cow Premium	2,038	3,819
Slaughter Premium	663	433
Extensification Premium	4,000	2,601
Ewe Premium	869	791
REPS	281	976
Installation Aid	43	241
Control of Farmyard Pollution	52	426
Farm Retirement	232	1,723
Forestry Programmes	161	1,182

County Kerry: No. of Beneficiaries and amounts paid in 1995.

	No. of Beneficiaries	Amount Paid
		£000's
Cattle Headage	5,488	6,508
Beef Cow	811	1,087
Equine Headage	42	9
Sheep Headage	2,256	2,629
Goat Headage	36	3
Special Beef Premium	13,079	6,238
Suckler Cow Premium	4,094	6,244
Slaughter Premium	337	251
Extensification Premium	6,223	2,627
Ewe Premium	4,696	8,784
REPS	314	1,206
Installation Aid	64	358
Control of Farmyard Pollution	84	678
Farm Retirement	251	1,865
Forestry Programmes	433	2,633

County Cork: No. of Beneficiaries and amounts paid in 1995.

	No. of Beneficiaries	Amount Paid
		£000's
Cattle Headage	3,956	5,528
Beef Cow	647	881
Equine Headage	182	34
Sheep Headage	1,452	1,313
Goat Headage	34	2
Special Beef Premium	32,434	27,369
Suckler Cow Premium	4,653	8,275
Slaughter Premium	41,378	2,295
Extensification Premium	8,419	5,585
Ewe Premium	5,520	6,142
REPS	558	2,104
Installation Aid	182	1,019
Control of Farmyard Pollution	161	1,257
Farm Retirement	661	4,911
Forestry Programmes	453	2,809

County Waterford: No. of Beneficiaries and amounts paid in 1995.

	No. of Beneficiaries	Amount Paid
		£000's
Cattle Headage	308	438
Beef Cow	366	542
Equine Headage	12	2
Sheep Headage	376	359
Goat Headage	6	0.1
Special Beef Premium	6,082	6,306
Suckler Cow Premium	924	2,379
Slaughter Premium	480	336
Extensification Premium	1,681	1,605
Ewe Premium	1,391	2,281
REPS	199	720
Installation Aid	20	112
Control of Farmyard Pollution	37	300
Farm Retirement	97	721
Forestry Programmes	240	980

County Tipperary: No. of Beneficiaries and amounts paid in 1995.

	No. of Beneficiaries	Amount Paid
		£000's
Cattle Headage	685	1,116
Beef Cow	1,470	2,148
Equine Headage	157	37
Sheep Headage	817	442
Goat Headage	16	1
Special Beef Premium	19,784	19,030
Suckler Cow Premium	1,800	4,598
Slaughter Premium	1,460	1,369
Extensification Premium	5,466	4,892
Ewe Premium	4,112	4,640
REPS	624	2,302
Installation Aid	61	342
Control of Farmyard Pollution	82	667
Farm Retirement	385	2,861
Forestry Programmes	380	2,408

County Clare: No. of Beneficiaries and amounts paid in 1995.

	No. of Beneficiaries	Amount Paid
		£000's
Cattle Headage	5,902	8,704
Beef Cow	524	6,274
Equine Headage	143	26
Sheep Headage	801	144
Goat Headage	34	4
Special Beef Premium	16,975	8,378
Suckler Cow Premium	5,161	8,439
Slaughter Premium	240	111
Extensification Premium	6,761	3,969
Ewe Premium	2,450	1,317
REPS	352	1,319
Installation Aid	28	157
Control of Farmyard Pollution	114	1,211
Farm Retirement	181	1,345
Forestry Programmes	485	2,675

Brian Cowen

Ceist:

74 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will outline in tabular form the number of animals paid for and the number of farmers paid in respect of each EU premium available under CAP in the last year for which full figures are available; the value in that year of each of the said premia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10020/96]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. Yates)

The following tabular statement sets out the number of applicants paid, the number of animals paid for and the amount paid under the 1995 special beef premium scheme, suckler cow scheme, ewe premium scheme and slaughter premium scheme. Under the special beef premium scheme farmers may apply on three occasions of their own choosing throughout the year under both ten and 22 months' age categories. The 1995 extensification premium payments are due to commence within the next week and it is estimated that a further £60 million will be paid under that scheme.

1995 Schemes	No. of Applicants Paid	Amount Paid	No. of Animals Paid For
		£m
Special Beef Premium Scheme	180,141	159.151	1,803,217
Suckler Cow Premium Scheme	75,692	119.850	876,358
Ewe Premium Scheme	47,473	117.727	4,709,591
Slaughter Premium Scheme	16,434	14.917	281,328
Total	—	411,645	—