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Farm Assist Scheme Application Numbers

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 February 2013

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Ceisteanna (96)

Joanna Tuffy

Ceist:

96. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details, in tabular form, of the number of people in receipt of farm assist for the years 2011 to 2012; the amount paid out for farm assist for the years 2011 - 2012 in tabular form; if she will provided it on a county by county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6434/13]

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Freagraí scríofa

The information requested by the Deputy is collated by my Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report. Work has commenced on the compilation of data for the production of the 2012 report. However, the most recent data on recipients of farm assist on a county basis available, at present, is for the year 2011. This information is listed in the attached tabular statement together with the total number of recipients at 31 December 2012, the total expenditure in 2011 and the current provisional outturn of expenditure in 2012.

Farm Assist

County

31st December 2011

Carlow

95

Cavan

407

Clare

643

Cork

957

Donegal

1,491

Dublin

35

Galway

1,137

Kerry

819

Kildare

53

Kilkenny

154

Laois

177

Leitrim

377

Limerick

247

Longford

258

Louth

84

Mayo

1,869

Meath

82

Monaghan

545

Offaly

133

Roscommon

433

Sligo

315

Tipperary

402

Waterford

96

Westmeath

193

Wexford

255

Wicklow

76

Others

0

Totals

11,333

Total Recipients at 31 December 2012

11,162

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2011

€000

Provisional Outturn 2012

€000

Scheme Expenditure

113,724

108,168

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