Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 February 2014
585. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Question No. 292 of 19 December 2013, if he will provide the corresponding figures for good agricultural and environmental condition inspections, cattle inspections and sheep inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5670/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is required to carry out an annual round of inspections to ensure compliance with the EU regulatory requirements of Cross Compliance. The rate of inspections for cross-compliance is 1% of applicants to whom the Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs) and Good Agricultural Environmental Condition (GAEC) apply. However, 3% of farmers must be inspected under the bovine identification and registration requirements, while 3% of sheep/goat farmers must be inspected covering 5% of the flock. The information requested by the Deputy is detailed below:
|
County |
2012 Bovine IDR Inspections |
2012 Bovine IDR Inspections |
2012 Ovine IDR Inspections |
2012 Ovine IDR Inspections |
2012 GAEC Inspections |
2012 GAEC Inspections |
|
No. of Holdings Selected Randomly |
No. of Holdings with Financial Penalty |
No. of Holdings Selected Randomly |
No. of Holdings with Financial Penalty |
No. of Holdings Selected Randomly |
No. of Holdings with Financial Penalty |
|
|
Carlow |
25 |
5 |
28 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
|
Cavan |
39 |
4 |
27 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
|
Clare |
57 |
1 |
21 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
|
Cork |
137 |
9 |
73 |
8 |
33 |
3 |
|
Donegal |
89 |
3 |
71 |
10 |
19 |
2 |
|
Dublin |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Galway |
127 |
14 |
126 |
23 |
41 |
7 |
|
Kerry |
76 |
5 |
75 |
3 |
20 |
1 |
|
Kildare |
26 |
2 |
32 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
Kilkenny |
39 |
5 |
31 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
|
Laois |
39 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
|
Leitrim |
37 |
5 |
25 |
6 |
11 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
74 |
9 |
22 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
|
Longford |
22 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Louth |
21 |
3 |
19 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
Mayo |
109 |
8 |
81 |
13 |
27 |
2 |
|
Meath |
48 |
8 |
20 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
50 |
4 |
17 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
|
Offaly |
35 |
5 |
19 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
|
Roscommon |
59 |
12 |
42 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
|
Sligo |
53 |
4 |
37 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
|
Tipperary |
65 |
10 |
26 |
7 |
14 |
1 |
|
Waterford |
27 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
Westmeath |
42 |
11 |
24 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
|
Wexford |
27 |
2 |
26 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
|
Wicklow |
14 |
3 |
21 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
1,344 |
140 |
904 |
128 |
317 |
32 |
