Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 4 Feb 1998

Vol. 486 No. 4

Written Answers. - Crop Losses.

Michael Ring

Ceist:

82 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications which were received under the scheme of assistance for weather related crop losses in 1997 on a county by county basis; and when payments will commence. [2777/98]

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh)

The number of applications received under the scheme of assistance for weather related crop losses in 1997 by county is as follows:

County	Number of applications
Carlow	20
Cavan	5
Clare	10
Cork	128
Donegal	3
Dublin	15
Galway	23
Kerry	9
Kildare	13
Kilkenny	33
Laois	27
Leitrim	3
Limerick	36
Longford	7
Louth	10
Mayo	136
Meath	16
Monaghan	7
Offaly	34
Roscommon	5
Sligo	7
Tipperary	55
Waterford	37
Westmeath	2
Wexford	236
Wicklow	16
Total	893

Payments under the scheme will commence following detailed examination of the individual application and when the necessary clearance is received from the EU Commission which is expected towards the end of March.