Donal Moynihan
Ceist:241 Mr. D. Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the estimate of farm incomes for 1998 and the corresponding figures for 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21196/98]
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241 Mr. D. Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the estimate of farm incomes for 1998 and the corresponding figures for 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21196/98]
Estimates of farm income are published each year by the CSO and Teagasc using different methodologies and definitions. The latest year for which published data is available is 1997.
The following is the published data for the years 1990 and 1997.
Year |
CSO Estimate of Aggregate Farm Income |
Teagasc Estimate of Average Farm Income |
£ million |
£ |
|
1990 |
1,698.1 |
6,611 |
1997 |
1,952.9 |
10,798 |
242 Mr. D. Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of direct payments made to farmers under headage premia, farm retirement and the REP scheme to date in 1998; and the corresponding figures for 1996 and 1997. [21197/98]
The information required is set out below:
Payments to end of October each year
Headage Premia
£m |
|
1996 |
448.426 |
1997 |
507.881 |
1998 |
705.464 |
£m |
|
1996 |
35.662 |
1997 |
46.208 |
1998 |
54.969 |
£m |
|
1996 |
39.680 |
1997 |
79.730 |
1998 |
107.830 |